Resources and digital export: An RBV perspective on the role of digital technologies and capabilities in cross-border e-commerce

Elia, Stefano; Giuffrida, Maria Grazia; Mariani, Marcello M.; Bresciani, Stefano

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.04.010

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“…The second category adopts a process-oriented perspective to examine the relationship between EC strategy and intermediate business processes, which in turn affect the overall firm performance (Chatterjee et al, 2002;Barua et al, 2004;Sirmon et al, 2007). The third strand of research employs the RBV to study the linkage between EC investments and firm performance advantages (Zhu, 2004;Elia et al, 2021). These studies demonstrate that physical EC resources are not related to firm performance per se (Park et al, 2017;Fung, 2019).…”

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“…In the context of EC strategy, while it can bring numerous benefits to firms in terms of reducing information asymmetry, enhancing customer relationships and streamlining processes upstream and downstream of the value chain, it also poses a number of challenges, such as potential channel conflict, integration of online and offline business and the emergency of new business models (Elia et al, 2021;Tolstoy et al, 2021). As a result, firms have experienced a great deal of performance variance, even when they embrace the same EC initiatives or have access to the same EC technology.…”

Section: Theory and Hypotheses Development Ec And The Resource-based ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, 2007). The third strand of research employs the RBV to study the linkage between EC investments and firm performance advantages (Zhu, 2004; Elia et al. , 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, not all firm resources are capable of creating competitive advantage-only those that are heterogeneously distributed across firms and imperfectly mobile have the potential to transform a temporary competitive advantage into a sustained advantage. Resource immobility links firms' resources and capabilities to a sustained competitive advantage (Castanias and Helfat, 1991;Chung et al, 2019;Elia et al, 2021;Teece, 1980). A resource or capability is mobile if that resource can be easily duplicated or transferred to competing firms without significant costs.…”

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“…Resource immobility links firms' resources and capabilities to a sustained competitive advantage (Castanias and Helfat, 1991; Chung et al. , 2019; Elia et al. , 2021; Teece, 1980).…”

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Complementary resources and SME firm performance: the role of external readiness and E-commerce functionality

Yang

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Chong³

2022

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PurposeElectronic commerce (EC) strategy – performance logic has gained significant popularity in the literature, particularly from the resource-based view (RBV) of theoretical underpinning. However, such an obsession of focusing on organizations' complementary resources has been increasingly challenged, which has pressed the RBV to examine the possibility of external factors that can also impact firm performance. In this study, the authors shed light on the firm's external readiness—defined as the extent to which a firm's customers and suppliers perceive EC as important—in the relationship between SME's complementary resources and firm performance.Design/methodology/approach The authors employed a refined data set based on the British EC Award database, in which the authors sampled 430 British SMEs' senior managements and examined how EC investments made by the SMEs influenced firm performance, and how their external readiness moderated this main relationship.FindingsThe results showed that, in line with the RBV perspective, SMEs' complementary business resources and human resources both had strong and direct impacts on the firm performance. They were also strongly mediated by EC functionality. In addition, SMEs' external readiness moderated the relationship between human resources and firm performance and that of EC functionality on firm performance.Originality/value The findings contribute to RBV theory building by extending earlier research on the role of technology as performance enablers for SMEs and shed light on the often-overlooked role of SMEs' external readiness.

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Section: Theory and Hypotheses Development Ec And The Resource-based ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, 2007). The third strand of research employs the RBV to study the linkage between EC investments and firm performance advantages (Zhu, 2004; Elia et al. , 2021).…”

Section: Theory and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Resource immobility links firms' resources and capabilities to a sustained competitive advantage (Castanias and Helfat, 1991; Chung et al. , 2019; Elia et al. , 2021; Teece, 1980).…”

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Health Crisis and Wine Exports

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Complementary effects of information systems strategic assets and enabling roles of information systems on innovation performance of banking organizations

Obeng,

Opoku,

Obeng

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E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Banking organizations improve innovation performance by recognizing rare strategic assets and efficient use of information systems. This study explored the role of information systems in enhancing internal operational effectiveness and leveraging firm capabilities for strategic positions. Using a mixed‐method design, 11 participants in six banking organizations in Ghana were interviewed to gather data. The results indicate IT contribution, organizational learning, and IS‐related human are the most significant attributes that positively impact innovation performance. Corroborating qualitative and experimental results identified new products, improved operational processes, improved product functionalities, and innovation strategy as the key innovation performance factors. While the information systems strategic assets have minimal effect, the enabling role of information systems has a moderate impact on innovation performance. In contrast to either information systems strategic assets or the enabling role of information systems alone, the results show their complimentary effect on innovation performance is considerably higher.

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Resources and digital export: An RBV perspective on the role of digital technologies and capabilities in cross-border e-commerce

Cited by 215 publications

References 107 publications

Complementary resources and SME firm performance: the role of external readiness and E-commerce functionality

Complementary resources and SME firm performance: the role of external readiness and E-commerce functionality

Health Crisis and Wine Exports

Complementary effects of information systems strategic assets and enabling roles of information systems on innovation performance of banking organizations

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