Paper Info
Title
Changing the Competitive Landscape: Continuous Innovation Through IT-Enabled Knowledge Capabilities
Abstract
We theoretically and empirically investigate the relationship between information technology (IT) and firm innovation. Invoking absorptive capacity (ACAP) theory, we introduce and develop the concepts of three types of IT-enabled knowledge capabilities. Firm innovation is examined through two observable innovation outcomes: patents, and new product and service introductions. These innovation outcomes are often labeled as competitive actions aggressively undertaken by firms to gain market share or to achieve profitability. We use secondary data about IT-enabled knowledge capabilities and innovation outcomes of 110 firms. Our data results provide strong support for our main assertion that knowledge capabilities that are enhanced through the use of IT contribute to firm innovation. The study's findings suggest that the three types of IT-enabled knowledge capabilities have differential effects on firm innovation. This study substantially contributes to the information systems (IS) research, methodology, and practice in multiple ways.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1287/isre.1100.0298
Information Systems Research
Keywords
Field
DocType
continuous innovation,firm innovation,data result,innovation outcome,knowledge capability,absorptive capacity,information technology,information system,competitive landscape,it-enabled knowledge capabilities,secondary data,it-enabled knowledge capability,observable innovation outcome,knowledge management
Information system,Economics,Information technology,Knowledge economy,Knowledge management,Profitability index,Absorptive capacity,Innovation management,Market share,Marketing,New product development
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
21
3
1047-7047
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
101
2.18
22
Authors
4
Search Limit
100101
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
K. D. Joshi173959.01
Lei Chi229713.15
Avimanyu Datta31296.08
Shu Han41544.62