Research Has Shown That the More Successfully a Firm Can

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Essay

Research has shown that the more successfully a firm can align its IT with its business goals,the more profitable it will be.What practical steps should a firm use in aligning IT with its goals?

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon where a group's desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Social Loafing

The tendency for people to work less hard in a group than when working alone.

Group Polarization

The tendency of a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members.

Social Loafing

The situation where persons demonstrate lower effort levels in pursuit of a goal as part of a group than they do when working individually.