Achieving novelty and efficiency in business model design: Striking a balance between IT exploration and exploitation

DOI码：

10.1016/j.im.2020.103268

发表刊物：

Information & Management

项目来源：

"71622009 71971202 71921001 2018YFB1601401 201706340023"

关键字：

IT exploration, IT exploitation, Novelty-Centered business model, Efficiency-Centered business model, Ambidexterity Organizational learning

摘要：

Digitalization is encouraging an increasing number of firms to design their business models based on information technology (IT) for exploring business opportunities. This study examines the effect of the balance (imbalance) between IT exploration and exploitation on novelty-centered business model design (NBMD) and efficiencycentered business model design (EBMD). Using matched data from the IT-related executive and chief executive officer of 183 firms, this study finds that IT exploration is positively related to NBMD and EBMD and that IT exploitation is positively related to only EBMD. NBMD and EBMD are significantly related to firm performance. Polynomial regression and response surface analysis reveal that NBMD and EBMD first decline and then rise with the increase in the level of balance between IT exploration and exploitation. NBMD declines but EBMD rises with the increase in the level of imbalance between IT exploration and exploitation. This study contributes to the understanding on leveraging IT capability to influence the business model design and firm performance.

备注：

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC: 71622009, 71971202, and 71921001), the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB1601401), and the China Scholarship Council (CSC: 201706340023).

合写作者：

Chen, Yao, Liu, Hefu, & Chen, Meng*

学科门类：

管理学

文献类型：

J

卷号：

59

期号：

3

页面范围：

11

ISSN号：

0378-7206

是否译文：

否

发表时间：

2022-01-01

发布期刊链接：

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2020.103268