TY - GEN
T1 - Supply chain exploitation, exploration, and firm performance
T2 - 34th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2013)
AU - Wei, Shaobo
AU - Ke, Weiling
AU - Liu, Hefu
AU - Wei, Kwok Kee
AU - Hua, Zhongsheng
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - While supply chain (SC) exploitation and exploration have been playing an increasingly important role in supply chain management, there is a dearth of research examining their antecedents and outcomes. In this research, we examine how SC exploitation and exploration impact firm performance. Specifically, drawing upon the boundary spanning theory, we theorize how top management, as boundary spanners, and three types of information technology (IT) capabilities, as boundary objects, enable SC exploitation and exploration. Our research hypotheses are tested using data collected from 157 firms in China. We found that both SC exploitation and exploration have significantly positive effects on firm performance. Also, top management participation directly affects both SC exploitation and exploration. In addition, IT business partnerships and external IT linkages positively affect both SC exploitation and exploration, whereas IT infrastructure is not significantly related to either SC exploitation or exploration. Contributions and implications of this study are discussed. © (2013) by the AIS/ICIS Administrative Office All rights reserved.
AB - While supply chain (SC) exploitation and exploration have been playing an increasingly important role in supply chain management, there is a dearth of research examining their antecedents and outcomes. In this research, we examine how SC exploitation and exploration impact firm performance. Specifically, drawing upon the boundary spanning theory, we theorize how top management, as boundary spanners, and three types of information technology (IT) capabilities, as boundary objects, enable SC exploitation and exploration. Our research hypotheses are tested using data collected from 157 firms in China. We found that both SC exploitation and exploration have significantly positive effects on firm performance. Also, top management participation directly affects both SC exploitation and exploration. In addition, IT business partnerships and external IT linkages positively affect both SC exploitation and exploration, whereas IT infrastructure is not significantly related to either SC exploitation or exploration. Contributions and implications of this study are discussed. © (2013) by the AIS/ICIS Administrative Office All rights reserved.
KW - Boundary spanning theory
KW - Firm performance
KW - IT capabilities
KW - Supply chain exploitation and exploration
KW - Top management
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M3 - RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)
SN - 9781629934266
VL - 4
SP - 3595
EP - 3614
BT - International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2013): Reshaping Society Through Information Systems Design
Y2 - 15 December 2013 through 18 December 2013
ER -
