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Volume 43 | Number 1 | Year 2017 | Article Id. IJCTT-V43P108 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V43P108

Challenges in Implementation of Information System Strategies in Saudi Business Environment: A Case Study of a Bank

Monirah Almalki, Shimaa Al-fleit, Aasim Zafar

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Monirah Almalki, Shimaa Al-fleit, Aasim Zafar, "Challenges in Implementation of Information System Strategies in Saudi Business Environment: A Case Study of a Bank," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT), vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 56-64, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/ IJCTT-V43P108

Abstract

The work presented in this paper aims to demonstrate the challenges in the implementation of Information System Strategy in Saudi based business environment in general and in a bank. To illustrate these challenges, this paper employs a case study and a survey to investigate the types of challenges in a bank. The paper then displays analysis and discus-sion of the survey results. Based on the responses, it presents some recommendations that may help to overcome these difficulties. The results strongly indi-cate that the management challenges between IT and business could be avoided if there were an adequate connection between IT and business.


Keywords

Information Systems Strategy (ISS), Challenges in implementation of ISS.

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