Organizational Characteristics, Information Systems and Performance: An Empirical Study of Contingency Theory

Linking IS management issues with business strategies has inevitably become one of the most important issues in MIS. Past studies have mostly concerned about the issues as how to employ IS/IT strategically in business, and the relationships between organizational performance and strategic information systems(SIS).

This study uses Strategic Orientation of IS (STROIS) construct to represent the levels of SIS planning and implementation. Then, the relationships between SIS and organizational performance and the contingency factors that impact STROIS are examined. The results indicate that STROIS has a direct effect on IS effectiveness, and an indirect effect on organizational performance mediated by IS effectiveness.