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[ID#] 15 [Author(s)] Mohdzaher Mohdzain; John Ward [Abstract] This paper discusses the findings derived from a case study aimed to understand the information systems strategic planning (ISSP) in a large US-based multinational. The case study reported in this paper is part of a larger research project involving three American, two Japanese, and five European multinationals operating in various industries. For this company, the responsibility for ISSP is, to a large extent, centralized at the corporate headquarters and mainly focused on achieving scale economies for competitive advantage. The study found that even though the company is trying to shift from technology-driven to business-driven, ISSP at this company is largely influenced by financial budgets and constraints. All these factors lead to standardization of major applications systems particularly the manufacturing, purchasing, financial, and human resource systems. Even though standardization enables the company to reduce cost and duplication of effort, the subsidiary believes their requirements are sometimes being neglected. [Title] 
Information Systems Strategic Planning in Multinationals: a Case Study.
UKAIS 2003: Abstracts
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