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As implied through the issues presented herein, firms must carefully align the value proposition of the IT function with that of the organization. We suggest that firms will increasingly migrate towards strategies and modes of operation that support the cus-tomization of products and services on a mass scale. A key ingredient in accomplish-ing this objective is the creation of an IT function that can deliver systems and technologies that are customized yet modular. Delivery of such systems depends largely on the adoption of processes and development of personnel who can rapidly adapt and configure IT to changes in business conditions. Failure to deliver these systems can result in unrealized corporate objectives and, in some cases, strategic drift.

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  1. University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, 27599, NC

    Albert H. Segars

  2. Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, IA

    Anthony R. Hendrickson

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Segars, A.H., Hendrickson, A.R. Value, knowledge, and the human equation:. J Labor Res 21, 431–445 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-000-1019-y

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