An investigation of the effect of information technology (IT) culture on the relationship between IT and business professionals

Nord, Jeretta Horn and Nord, G. Daryl and Cormack, Sandra and Cater-Steel, Aileen (2007) An investigation of the effect of information technology (IT) culture on the relationship between IT and business professionals. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 4 (3). pp. 265-292. ISSN 1468-4330

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Abstract

[Abstract]: The 'cultural chasm' between business and information technology (IT) professionals and the importance of their developing and sustaining a healthy partnership has received attention in the IT literature. This study applies existing theories of culture and inter-group relations from the organizational behavior discipline to investigate how and why the IT culture affects these relationships. Insights as to how tensions in the IT-business relationship can be minimized by managing the IT culture are revealed.

Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Additional Information:	Author's final version of the text made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	IT culture, IT-business relationship, cultural chasm
Fields of Research (FOR2008):	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150311 Organisational Behaviour 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2001 Communication and Media Studies > 200105 Organisational, Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150302 Business Information Systems
Subjects:	350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350200 Business and Management > 350202 Business Information Systems (incl. Data Processing) 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008):	UNSPECIFIED
ID Code:	992
Deposited By:	Dr Aileen Cater-Steel
Deposited On:	11 Oct 2007 10:32
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2011 10:20

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