1. Introduction to strategic alignment / Raymond Papp -- 2. Sustainable competitive advantage from information technology : limitations of the value chain / David L. Bahn -- 3. Alignment through cross-functional integration / Mark R. Nelson -- 4. Information systems strategy, structure and alignment / Yolande E. Chan -- 5. Communicating strategic IT vision to organization members : a conceptual framework / Mary Elizabeth Brabston, Robert W. Zmud, John R. Carlson -- 6. Assessing business-IT alignment maturity / Jerry N. Luftman -- 7. Outsourcing decisions : using Porter's model / Anne L. Powell -- 8. The changing roles of IT leaders / Petter Gottschalk -- 9. Strategic information systems for competitive advantage : planning, sustainability and implementation / Gareth Griffiths, Ray Hackney -- 10. Aligning IT resources for e-commerce / Makoto Nakayama -- 11. Competitive force/marketing mix (CF/MM) framework / Brian J. Reithel, Chi Hwang, Katherine Boswell -- 12. The importance of the IT-end user relationship paradigm in obtaining alignment between IT and the business / A.C. Leonard -- 13. Strategic human resource forecasting for an internal labor market / Wilfred S.J. Geerlings, Alexander Verbraeck, Pieter J. Toussaint, Ron P.T. de Groot -- 14. Strategic alignment for electronic commerce / Christian Bauer -- 15. Strategic significance of information technology to developing countries / Muhammadou Kah.