The configuration between supply chain integration and information technology competency: A resource orchestration perspective

DOI码：

10.1016/j.jom.2016.03.009

发表刊物：

Journal of Operations Management

项目来源：

"71571169 71320107004 71332001 CityU 195413 N_CityU115/10"

关键字：

Supply chain integration, IT competency, Fit, Resource orchestration theory, Profile deviation analysis

摘要：

Research indicates that deploying appropriate information technology (IT) competency in a manner that fits the supply chain integration (SCI) of a firm induces superior firm performance; however, our understanding of how to empirically conceptualize and assess the performance effect of the fit remains limited. Drawing upon resource orchestration theory and the literature on fit assessment methodologies, our study employs both a contingency and a configuration perspective to conceptualize and operationalize “fit.” The results of a survey of 196 firms in China provide the first empirical evidence for the existence and nature of interrelationships between multiple components of SCI and IT competency and their effects on firm performance. In particular, fitas “moderation” approach indicates that IT competency could strengthen the relationship between SCI and both operational and financial performance. Fit as “profile deviation” approach further reveals that the more similar the IT competency configurations are to those of the top performers in the high-level SCI group, the higher their operational and financial performance are. However, in the medium- and low-level SCI groups, the SCI-IT competency fitis significantly positively associated with financial performance and insignificantly associated with operational performance. The theoretical contributions and managerial implications of the study are discussed.

备注：

"The work described in this paper was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC: 71571169, 71320107004, and 71332001); the General Research Fund sponsored by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (Project No. CityU 195413 and N_CityU115/10)."

合写作者：

Liu, Hefu, Wei, Shaobo*, Ke, Weiling, Wei, Kwok Kee, & Hua, Zhongsheng.

学科门类：

管理学

文献类型：

J

卷号：

44

页面范围：

13-29

ISSN号：

0272-6963

是否译文：

否

发表时间：

2016-01-01

发布期刊链接：

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2016.03.009