ABSTRACT
The importance and the Strategic (Business and information technology (FI) alignment has been wed established For die past 20 years the researchers and practitioners are working hard for achieving alignment In this chapter an effort has been made to emphasize the need and importance of strategic alignment derive its definition from research literature and explore various contemporary research issues. Design/ Methodology/Approach: In this chapter an attempt has been made to conceptualize and present die various research issues with their meanings and notions adopted By various researchers in this field. These will help those researchers who want to pursue research in this field. Research limitations/Implications: The study is Based on few research articles only. It is possible to identify more research By more intensively reviewing the existing research literature. Originality/Value: This is important because the many research issues in this research area have contradictory and chaotic existence. Here the authors have a strong notion that presently there is a shortage of research articles in die existing literature presenting these research issues in a systematic and comprehensive manner.
