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Research Journal of Information Technology

Year: 2012 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 47-60
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The Status of Strategic Information Systems Planning Practices in Iran: An Organizational Perspective

Naser Khani
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Khalil Md Nor
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Mojgan Bahrami Samani
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Hossein Hakimpoor
Isalamic Azad University, Birjand Branch, End of Ghaffari Boulevard, Birjand, Iran
Despite the importance of strategic information systems planning, few studies have been conducted in Asia; particularly in Middle Eastern countries. This study examines SISP in the context of Iran from an organizational perspective. In this study, we introduced organizational IS capabilities needed for SISP success based on analyzing and synthesizing previous SISP literature. Using a quantitative method, data were gathered from 2000 medium-to-large Iranian firms. Totally, 167 usable questionnaires were collected. The demographics of the participant firms is presented along with their SISP status in terms of SISP approach, SISP stages and IT role. Furthermore, we analyzed the level of organizational IS capabilities among those firms and their level of SISP success in terms of objective fulfillment and planning improvement.
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Naser Khani, Khalil Md Nor, Mojgan Bahrami Samani and Hossein Hakimpoor, 2012. The Status of Strategic Information Systems Planning Practices in Iran: An Organizational Perspective. Research Journal of Information Technology, 4: 47-60.

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