1 Enhancing organizational performance through information technology: An organizational and social strategic context José Luís Martinho, Ph.D. ISEC – School of Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra Rua Pedro Nunes - Quinta da Nora 3030-199 Coimbra – Portugal Email: martinho@isec.pt Carlos F. Gomes, Ph.D. University of Coimbra - School of Economics ISR-Institute of Systems and Robotics Av. Dias da Silva 165 3004-512 Coimbra – Portugal Email: cfgomes@fe.uc.pt Mahmoud M. Yasin, Ph.D. East Tennessee State University Department of Management & Marketing P.O. Box 70625 Johnson City, TN 37614 Email: mmyasin@ETSU.edu This is a post-print (i.e. final draft post-refereeing) of an article published in International Journal of Business Information Systems (ISSN: 1746-0972), available online at: https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1504/IJBIS.2015.070887 Citation: Martinho, J. L., Gomes, C. F., & Yasin, M. M. (2015). Enhancing organisational performance through information technology: an organisational and social strategic context. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 20(1), 95-115.