Information technology and sustained competitive advantage: A resource-based analysis
The concept of IT as a powerful competitive weapon has been strongly emphasized in the literature, yet the sustainability of the competitive advantage provided by IT applications is not well-explained. This work discusses the resource-based theory as a means of analyzing sustainability and develops...
| Autores Principales: | Mata, Francisco, Fuerst, William, Barney, Jay B |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems
2018
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0963-8687(97)00013-9 |
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The concept of IT as a powerful competitive weapon has been strongly emphasized in the literature, yet the sustainability of the competitive advantage provided by IT applications is not well-explained. This work discusses the resource-based theory as a means of analyzing sustainability and develops a model founded on this resource-based view of the firm. This model is then applied to four attributes of IT - capital requirements, proprietary technology, technical IT skills, and managerial IT skills - which might be sources of sustained competitive advantage. From this resource-based analysis, we conclude that managerial IT skills is the only one of these attributes that can provide sustainability. |
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