1. Antecedents of Dynamic Capabilities and IT-dependent Initiatives in the Context of Digital Data
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Lapo Mola, Claudio Vitari, Elisabetta Raguseo, Cacilia Rossignoli, Mola, Lapo, SKEMA Business School, Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Politecnico di Torino = Polytechnic of Turin (Polito), University of Verona (UNIVR), Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille (CERGAM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Toulon (UTLN), Aix-Marseille Université - Faculté d'économie et de gestion (AMU ECO), and Università degli studi di Verona = University of Verona (UNIVR)
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Antecedents ,Knowledge management ,Digital data ,Dynamic capability theory ,IT-dependent initiatives ,Context (language use) ,02 engineering and technology ,[MATH.MATH-IT] Mathematics [math]/Information Theory [math.IT] ,Leverage (negotiation) ,020204 information systems ,0502 economics and business ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Social media ,Empirical evidence ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,[MATH.MATH-IT]Mathematics [math]/Information Theory [math.IT] ,Human-Computer Interaction ,Organizational processes ,050211 marketing ,Dynamic capabilities ,business ,Information Systems - Abstract
Firms automatically and continuously capture a high amount of digital data (DD) through social media, RFID tags, clickstreams, manufacturing sensors. However, empirical evidence on the effects of the generation of such digital data on firms remains scarce. Therefore, this paper examines the antecedents of companies' ability to leverage DD, which the authors refer to as DD dynamic capability and DD initiatives, and investigates whether this ability directly leads to better data accessibility. They empirically test the hypotheses, and they find that the antecedents have specific influences on both DD initiatives and DD capability, such that all the antecedents support the initiatives; however, only organizational processes strengthen DD capability. Furthermore, DD initiatives and DD capability improve the accessibility of DD. The results show that organizational processes of sensing, coordination, integration, and learning emerged as the most important sources of DCs. By contrast, the firm's assets and history played only a marginal, supporting role.
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- 2021