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Creating Value through IT-Enabled Resource Efficient Production: A Dynamic Capability Perspective
No full textThe efficient use of resources in production has been a crucial strategy for achieving performance in manufacturing firms for decades. Information technology has become an important enabler in manufacturing firms, having the potential to transform the industry into a more resource efficient one with sustainablenbehaviour. However, its influence on resource efficient production remains unexplored. By drawing on the resource-based view and the dynamic capability theory, we develop a research model and propose that IT alignment is the primary source of resource efficient production, which leads to superior performance outcomes. Moreover, we argue that IT alignment mediates the relationship between IT integration and resource efficiency. An empirical study across executives in manufacturing firms (n = 242) was conducted to empirically validate the research model. Our findings provide evidence for the important role of IT capabilities for resource efficient production and advance our understanding of creating IT value in manufacturing contexts
Creating Value through IT-Enabled Resource Efficient Production: A Dynamic Capability Perspective
No full textThe efficient use of resources in production has been a crucial strategy for achieving performance in manufacturing firms for decades. Information technology has become an important enabler in manufacturing firms, having the potential to transform the industry into a more resource efficient one with sustainablenbehaviour. However, its influence on resource efficient production remains unexplored. By drawing on the resource-based view and the dynamic capability theory, we develop a research model and propose that IT alignment is the primary source of resource efficient production, which leads to superior performance outcomes. Moreover, we argue that IT alignment mediates the relationship between IT integration and resource efficiency. An empirical study across executives in manufacturing firms (n = 242) was conducted to empirically validate the research model. Our findings provide evidence for the important role of IT capabilities for resource efficient production and advance our understanding of creating IT value in manufacturing contexts
The Contingent Role of Centrality in IT Network Governance: An Empirical Examination
No full textSince the importance of collaboration across organizational boundaries for firms’ competitive success continues to grow dramatically, research on inter-organizational relationships has become prominent in business and information systems (IS) research. Particularly inter-organizational networks have been widely recognized by both academics and practitioners as an important form of multi-organizational governance. Those networks rely heavily on integrated information systems in order to generate value from co-creation, co-development, and co-innovation. Therefore, the integration of IS across partnering organizations has become the backbone of collaboration in inter-organizational networks. Despite the efforts invested in the field of IT governance arrangements, research still lacks empirical evidence on the relationship between governance choices and different internal and external network factors and their influence on governance effectiveness. Thus, this study sets out to expand the understanding of how network organizations can effectively develop and manage IS integration in order to co-create value. It contributes with a characterization of IT network governance arrangements along the dimension from highly centralized to highly decentralized IT related decision making in networks. Moreover, by drawing on contingency theory this paper develops a theoretical model proposing effective governance arrangements according to six contingency variables. A multiple case study methodology is applied in order to validate the theoretical relationships, and the data supports the basic structure of the research model. Our findings suggest that network size, network structure centralization, functional diversity, network trust, IT infusion, and IT competence are important factors for the understanding of effective IT governance arrangements in inter-organizational networks. The paper offers insights into the causal mechanisms behind the theoretical relationships and is a first step towards a more differentiated perspective on contingent governance structures in inter-organizational networks
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No full textThe Contingent Role of Centrality in IT Network Governance: An Empirical Examination
No full textSince the importance of collaboration across organizational boundaries for firms’ competitive success continues to grow dramatically, research on inter-organizational relationships has become prominent in business and information systems (IS) research. Particularly inter-organizational networks have been widely recognized by both academics and practitioners as an important form of multi-organizational governance. Those networks rely heavily on integrated information systems in order to generate value from co-creation, co-development, and co-innovation. Therefore, the integration of IS across partnering organizations has become the backbone of collaboration in inter-organizational networks. Despite the efforts invested in the field of IT governance arrangements, research still lacks empirical evidence on the relationship between governance choices and different internal and external network factors and their influence on governance effectiveness. Thus, this study sets out to expand the understanding of how network organizations can effectively develop and manage IS integration in order to co-create value. It contributes with a characterization of IT network governance arrangements along the dimension from highly centralized to highly decentralized IT related decision making in networks. Moreover, by drawing on contingency theory this paper develops a theoretical model proposing effective governance arrangements according to six contingency variables. A multiple case study methodology is applied in order to validate the theoretical relationships, and the data supports the basic structure of the research model. Our findings suggest that network size, network structure centralization, functional diversity, network trust, IT infusion, and IT competence are important factors for the understanding of effective IT governance arrangements in inter-organizational networks. The paper offers insights into the causal mechanisms behind the theoretical relationships and is a first step towards a more differentiated perspective on contingent governance structures in inter-organizational networks
Drivers of network governance: a multitheoretic perspective with insights from case studies in the German wood industry
No full textNetwork-based collaboration has been identified as an important form of multi-organizational governance in advancing environmental sustainability, as it enables organizations to take full advantage of by-products and reusable materials while minimizing waste in the supply chain. Although previous research has identified various forms, dimensions, and architectures of networks addressing the reduction of environmental impacts, less is known about their emergence. Existing studies on networks in the context of sustainability benefit surprisingly little from the substantial literature on interorganizational collaboration, alliances, or networks. Therefore, this study explores drivers of network governance by combining explorative case studies with prior theorizing and drawing on various theoretical paradigms. Case studies have been conducted in the German wood industry, where the efficient utilization of by-products and the reuse of renewable raw material are essential and thus network-based collaboration is highly beneficial. The study identifies four major factors that seem to significantly affect the formation of interorganizational networks and further reveals contextual factors that are related to the effectiveness of network-based collaboration. Our results contribute to calls for integrating traditional network research into the field of networks that address environmental issues. The findings yield implications both for practice and policymakers as well as for future research on networks and sustainability
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No full textTowards an importance-performance analysis of factors affecting e-business diffusion in the wood industry
No full textThe utilization of Internet-enabled information systems promises to create significant advantages in terms of inter-organizational information sharing and operational efficiency. The low diffusion of e-business within the wood industry, despite the prospective benefits, is puzzling. This study sets out to investigate factors of e-business adoption to derive recommendations for improving e-business diffusion in the wood industry. Drawing on the technology organization environment framework, this paper develops a factor-based research model and differentiates between two stages of e-business diffusion: initial adoption and long-term routihization. An empirical study was carried out, collecting complete data from 204 organizations in the German wood industry. Next to classical structural equation modeling, the so-called importance performance analysis technique was first adopted to the context of information systems diffusion research. This method allows for the identification of factors that not only have a high influence on e-business diffusion but also demonstrate significant potential for improvement. The results of this study provide important insights into both research and practice. First, the knowledge on causes of low IS diffusion in the wood industry is enhanced by differentiating technological, organizational, and environmental factors and two stages of e-business diffusion. This study reveals that routinization lags behind initial adoption in the wood industry. Second, the value of importance-performance analysis technique for research on IS diffusion is demonstrated. The results suggest that future studies should apply this method to enhance data interpretation. Lastly, decision makers in the wood industry can make use of the empirical results to design effective action plans to promote e-business diffusion. (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.German Research Foundation (DFG) [GRK 1703/1
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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