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Fit And Misfit Of Plural Sourcing Strategies And It-Enabled Process Integration Capabilities: Consequences Of Firm Performance In The U.S. Electric Utility Industry, Arun Rai, Ilgaz Arikan, Jessica Pye, Amrit Tiwana
Fit And Misfit Of Plural Sourcing Strategies And It-Enabled Process Integration Capabilities: Consequences Of Firm Performance In The U.S. Electric Utility Industry, Arun Rai, Ilgaz Arikan, Jessica Pye, Amrit Tiwana
Computer Information Systems Faculty Publications
Recent work has shown that a firm’s plural sourcing strategy, which determines how much it chooses to make versus how much it chooses to buy, requires consideration of the complementarities and constraints that affect the differential advantages of making and buying. Elaborating on this perspective, we theorize how (mis)fit between a firm’s plural sourcing strategy of simultaneously making and buying and its development of information technology (IT) enabled interfirm and intrafirm process integration capabilities influences firm performance in deregulated markets. We position our theory development and empirical tests in the context of the power-generation segment of the U.S. electric utility …
Cross-National Differences In Individual Knowledge-Seeking Patterns: A Climato-Economic Contextualization, Liwei Chen, J.J. Po-An Hsieh, Evert Van De Vliert, Xu Huang
Cross-National Differences In Individual Knowledge-Seeking Patterns: A Climato-Economic Contextualization, Liwei Chen, J.J. Po-An Hsieh, Evert Van De Vliert, Xu Huang
Computer Information Systems Faculty Publications
Electronic Knowledge Repository (EKR) is one of the most commonly deployed knowledge management technologies, yet its success hinges upon employees’ continued use and is further complicated in today’s multinational context. We integrate multiple theoretical linkages into a research model, conceptualizing knowledge-seeking as an instrumental behavior, adopting the technology acceptance model to characterize the individual-level continued EKR knowledge-seeking behavioral model, and drawing on the climato-economic theory to explain cross-national behavioral differences. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), we test the model with data from 1352 randomly sampled knowledge workers across 30 nations. We find that two national-level factors, climate harshness and national …
Innovate With Complex Information Technologies: A Theoretical Model And Empirical Examination, Wei Wang, J.J. Po-An Hsieh, John E. Butler, Sheng-Hsun Hsu
Innovate With Complex Information Technologies: A Theoretical Model And Empirical Examination, Wei Wang, J.J. Po-An Hsieh, John E. Butler, Sheng-Hsun Hsu
Computer Information Systems Faculty Publications
Complex information technologies (CITs), such as ERP packages, have become the core component of modern organizations. Corporate investments in CITs have soared to a record high. Firms need to creatively apply the technologies in order to adapt to the ever-changing environments and realize the full potential of the technologies. We approach this issue from the perspective of ‘Innovate with IT’, a post-acceptance usage behavior that describes innovative use of information technologies to support individual task performances. Drawing upon the IS Continuance (ISC) model, as well as the managerial and individual factors that facilitate higher level IT use, a …