A framework for the impact of IT on organizational performance

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IT capabilities and product innovation performance: The roles of corporate entrepreneurship and competitive intensity

“…171]. They have the potential to help firms outperform their rivals in terms of cost reduction, profit increasing and other performance measures [32]. Because the construct of IT capabilities refers to a broad range of common information and communication tools and related services, past publications argued that it is more accurate and useful to view the construct of IT capabilities broadly and conceptualize it as a formative second-order construct (e.g., [6,7]).…”

Sustaining Innovation Performance in SMEs: Exploring the Roles of Strategic Entrepreneurship and IT Capabilities

“…Previous research has established both direct [31][32][33] and indirect [2,[34][35][36][37] links between IT capabilities and various performance measures. In addition to affecting firm level profits, Jacks, T. et al [49] suggest that IT affects firms in other ways including productivity and intangibility. We suggest that one of these intangibles includes aiding firms in balancing resource allocation between opportunity-and advantage-seeking behaviors.…”

“…In our view, and as discussed by [95], the relevant catalyst to investigate this link falls to the emerging field of SE, which seeks to explore firm wealth and value creation, as well as sustainable performance, in dynamic and increasingly competitive business environments. Regarding the phenomena of interest or dependent variable in IT research, Jacks, T. et al [49] note that IT affects firms in the form of profits, productivity or intangibility, but call for more research on the elusive dependent variable. Given the paucity of research into the relationship between IT and competitive advantage, this research endeavored to look specifically at the impact of IT capabilities on PIP, as according to [30], successful firms are those that quickly respond by allocating and reallocating capabilities via product innovation.…”

“…We deem IT capabilities as one such key capability, able to enhance the separate dimensions of SE. Previous work, for example, has noted IT capability's impact on innovation [48] and competitive advantage [49]. SE dimensions and proxies have also been linked to general performance measures [44,50] and PIP [5,51,52].…”

An alternative IT investment framework based on university learning model in asset management

“…Undeniably, information technology (IT) and its countless applications have become increasingly important to both individual and business contexts as well as being integral parts of daily activities (Jacks et al, 2011). For individual, IT allows people to live their life smarter in almost every aspect.…”