Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Business
An Examination Of Factors For The Strategic Use Of Information Systems In The Healthcare Industry, K. Kyu Kim, Jeffrey E. Michelman
An Examination Of Factors For The Strategic Use Of Information Systems In The Healthcare Industry, K. Kyu Kim, Jeffrey E. Michelman
Jeffrey E Michelman
The potential use of information systems technology (IST) as a competitive weapon has been of enormous interest to many academic scholars and practitioners. However, the importance of identifying factors that organizations must deal with in the process of achieving IST competitive advantages has received inadequate research attention. This article attempts to identify these important factors for the strategic use of IST by examining the multifaceted role of IST in the healthcare context. Three propositions are developed from (1) re-examining a variety of successful IST applications both within and outside healthcare organizations, (2) re-applying the integration concept from the literature, and …