The impact of IT capabilities on firm performance: The mediating roles of absorptive capacity and supply chain agility

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作者：
Liu, Hefu [1 ]
Ke, Weiling [2 ]
Wei, Kwok Kee [3 ,4 ]
Hua, Zhongsheng [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, Sch Management, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China
[2] Clarkson Univ, Sch Business, Potsdam, NY 13699 USA
[3] City Univ Hong Kong, Coll Business, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[4] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Informat Syst, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
来源：
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS | 2013年 / 54卷 / 03期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
IT infrastructure; IT assimilation; Supply chain agility; Absorptive capacity; Dynamic capabilities; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; INFORMATION-SYSTEMS RESEARCH; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES; MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY; EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS; E-BUSINESS; TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.dss.2012.12.016
中图分类号：
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号：
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要：
Researchers and practitioners regard information technology (IT) as a competitive tool. However, current knowledge on IT capability mechanisms that affect firm performance remains unclear. Based on the dynamic capabilities perspective and the view of a hierarchy of capabilities, this article proposes a model to examine how IT capabilities (i.e., flexible IT infrastructure and IT assimilation) affect firm performance through absorptive capacity and supply chain agility in the supply chain context. Survey data show that absorptive capacity and supply chain agility fully mediate the influences of IT capabilities on firm performance. In addition to the direct effects, absorptive capacity also has indirect effects on firm performance by shaping supply chain agility. We conclude with implications and suggestions for future research. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：1452 / 1462
页数：11
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