... performance. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the resource-based view and upper echelons theory, we investigate the effect of IT investment on the business performance of manufacturing firms. We also explore the moderating role of digital transformation and dual moderating effect of digital...

...Xueyuan Liu; Haiyun Zhao; Xiande Zhao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the multiple paths of absorptive capacity’s (AC) effect on business performance (BP): direct effect and indirect effects through innovation and mass customization (MC). Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Chang-Gyu Yang; Silvana Trimi; Sang-Gun Lee Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the structure of strategic investments and the effect of each investment category on business performance in two leading information and communication technology (ICT) countries, the USA and South Korea...

... on supplier integration (SI) and customer integration (CI)) and on business performance via a resource-based view (RBV), socio-technical systems theory and an extended resource-based view (ERBV). Design/methodology/approach – Partial least squares is used to analyze a sample of 176 manufacturers...

... – Originality/value – Keywords: Business performance, Electronics industry, Green supply chain management, Republic of Korea, Small- and medium enterprises, Small to medium-sized enterprises, Supply chain management http://www.emeraldinsight.com/IMDS-02-2014-002 "Agent based decision support...

... on firm performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that serve as suppliers to large customer firms in the electronics industry. Design/methodology/approach This study developed a research model relating GSCM practice and business performance through three organizational variables (employee...

... catastrophic in living memory. Therefore, this research will be especially valuable and useful to companies which wish to achieve excellence in business performance in spite of such a global disaster. Originality/value Manufacturers worldwide have suffered badly from the impact of the financial tsunami...

... the business practices of their Hong Kong peers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Baofeng Huo can be contacted at: huobaofeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn Business performance China Distribution operations Corporate strategy Modelling China is a manufacturing center which plays...

... , R. and Patnayakuni , N. (1997), “ Technology investment and business performance ”, Communications of the ACM , Vol. 40 No. 7 , pp. 89 ‐ 97 . *Rai , A. , Patnayakuni , R. and Seth , N. (2006), “ Firm performance impacts of digitally enabled supply chain...

...Chaichan Chareonsuk; Chuvej Chansa‐ngavej Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the interrelationships of intangible assets to business performance. The paper reports an empirical evidence for the impact of three elements of intangible assets: learning and growth, internal business...

... Benitez‐Amado can be contacted at: joseba@ugr.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Communication technologies Innovation Business performance Entrepreneurialism Investment in innovation has become a strategic imperative for firms that wish to compete successfully...

... Group Publishing Limited 2009 Business performance Communication technologies Cross‐cultural studies Thailand United States of America By definition, developed countries dominate the world economy. They hold recognized leadership positions over the developing and underdeveloped...

... capital Business performance Electronics industry Taiwan Enterprise resource planning (ERP) can achieve the goal of immediate management through the integration of information systems of different departments like production, finance, accounting, and human resources. After ERP implementation...

...Se Hun Lim; Chang E. Koh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how organizations perceive the impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) on business performance in relation to the perceived technology‐organization fit and the perceived risk of the technology. Design...

... of entrepreneurial knowledge model. It gives valuable information, which hopefully will help SMEs to respect more the meaning of knowledge. Knowledge management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Business performance Knowledge is an important asset for small and medium‐size firms in the time of global...

..., 2000). A number of studies have shown that strategic alignment between IT and the business strategy plays a significant role in explaining business performance (Chan and Horner Reich, 2007a). Generally speaking, these studies define alignment as the extent to which IT activities and capabilities...

... development strategies? And does the alignment of AMS contribute to the successful outcome of these strategies, that is, to the business performance of manufacturing SMEs? Design/methodology/approach A survey of 248 Canadian manufacturers was used to collect data that were analyzed through cluster...

... to assist the business managers to effectively understand the issues and technologies behind EPM implementation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Data handling Storage Online databases Business performance As businesses move further into the twenty‐first century, their managers...

...Shu‐Min Yang; Ming‐Hsien Yang; Ji‐Tsung Ben Wu Purpose To investigate the relationship between organizational characteristics and enterprise information portal (EIP) adoption, and the relationship between EIP implementation and e‐business performance. Design/methodology/approach This study...

...; the emphasis of learning orientation is associated with the levels of business innovation; and a participate, power sharing, and collaborative business operation mode may enhance a firm to promote innovativeness and business performance. Originality/value As the management environment has become more...