Strategic Information Systems for Competitive Advantage

Strategic information systems (SISs) are systems that support or shape a business unit’s or organization’s competitive strategy (Callon, 1996, and Neumann, 1994). An SIS is characterized by its ability to change significantly the manner in which business is operated. It can also change the goals, processes, products, or environmental relationships to help an organization gain a competitive advantage.

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1. Department of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, China Louis Ma & Efraim Turban

1. Louis Ma