THE SOCIAL DIMENSION IN THE STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT BETWEEN IT AND THE BUSINESS

Abstract

Many studies on strategic alignment seek to test models and measure their effectiveness and their impact on organizations. They however fail to understand how the alignment is established and how the social dimension – a set formed by the organizational structure and actors, their relationships and their praxis – is a part of this process. This study adopted scoping literature review as a methodology to analyze, from the perspective of strategy as practice, the social dimension in the strategic alignment process. The purpose was to obtain a research agenda composed by research propositions. The authors hope that these propositions, once subjected to empirical research, contribute to strengthen the understanding of the social dimension in the strategic alignment process from a theoretical and a practical perspective.