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IT competency and firm performance: is organizational learning a missing link?

Strategic Management Journal · 2003 · Vol. 24(8) · pp. 745–761

Michael J. Tippins✉(University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh)Ravipreet S. Sohi(University of Nebraska–Lincoln)

Abstract

Abstract Many companies have developed strategies that include investing heavily in information technology (IT) in order to enhance their performance. Yet, this investment pays off for some companies but not others. This study proposes that organization learning plays a significant role in determining the outcomes of IT. Drawing from resource theory and IT literature, the authors develop the concept of IT competency. Using structural equations modeling with data collected from managers in 271 manufacturing firms, they show that organizational learning plays a significant role in mediating the effects of IT competency on firm performance. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Innovation and Knowledge Management Information Technology Governance and Strategy Business Strategy and InnovationOrder (exchange)Knowledge managementOrganizational learningBusinessInvestment (military)Structural equation modelingResource (disambiguation)Resource-based viewOrganizational performanceIndustrial organization

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