TY - GEN
T1 - IT resource orchestration, strategic behaviors, and business environments
AU - Choi, Inmyung
AU - Pinsonneault, Alain
AU - Han, Kunsoo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This study examines the influence of IT resources on the strategic behaviors of firms. Based on institutional theory, we postulate that firms can orchestrate their IT resources in the way of differentiating their strategic behaviors without losing institutional legitimacy. Specifically, we suggest two ways of IT resource orchestration: integrative IT orchestration and compensatory IT orchestration. Then, using a sample of 1,843 firm-year observations from the United States, we find that integrative IT orchestration leads to strategic distinctiveness, and compensatory IT orchestration results in strategic dynamism. Further, we investigate the moderation effect of business environments on the relationship between IT resource orchestration and the strategic moves of firms. Overall, our research implies that orchestrated IT resources can be used to generate and support the strategic moves and competitive advantage of firms.
AB - This study examines the influence of IT resources on the strategic behaviors of firms. Based on institutional theory, we postulate that firms can orchestrate their IT resources in the way of differentiating their strategic behaviors without losing institutional legitimacy. Specifically, we suggest two ways of IT resource orchestration: integrative IT orchestration and compensatory IT orchestration. Then, using a sample of 1,843 firm-year observations from the United States, we find that integrative IT orchestration leads to strategic distinctiveness, and compensatory IT orchestration results in strategic dynamism. Further, we investigate the moderation effect of business environments on the relationship between IT resource orchestration and the strategic moves of firms. Overall, our research implies that orchestrated IT resources can be used to generate and support the strategic moves and competitive advantage of firms.
KW - Business value of IT
KW - Compensatory IT orchestration
KW - IT resource orchestration
KW - IT strategy
KW - Integrative IT orchestration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114902337&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85114902337
T3 - 40th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2019
BT - 40th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2019
PB - Association for Information Systems
Y2 - 15 December 2019 through 18 December 2019
ER -