TY - GEN
T1 - How the effects of it capability and knowledge capability on organizational agility are contingent on environmental uncertainty and information intensity
AU - Mao, Hongyi
AU - Liu, Shan
AU - Zhang, Jinlong
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Although the relationship of information technology (IT) capability and knowledge capability with organizational agility has been documented, limited information is available on the extent to which these two capabilities affect organizational agility. Attempts to understand the effect of IT and knowledge capability on organizational agility in the presence of contextual factors have also been few. Based on data collected from 123 organizations in China, we examine the moderating effects of two contextual factors (environmental uncertainty and information intensity) on the relationship of IT and knowledge capability with organizational agility. We contribute to current knowledge by showing that environmental uncertainty positively moderates the effects of IT capability and knowledge capability on organizational agility and that information intensity positively moderates the effects of knowledge capability on organizational agility. While we find that both IT and knowledge capabilities have positive effects on organizational agility, knowledge capability is more effective than IT capability.
AB - Although the relationship of information technology (IT) capability and knowledge capability with organizational agility has been documented, limited information is available on the extent to which these two capabilities affect organizational agility. Attempts to understand the effect of IT and knowledge capability on organizational agility in the presence of contextual factors have also been few. Based on data collected from 123 organizations in China, we examine the moderating effects of two contextual factors (environmental uncertainty and information intensity) on the relationship of IT and knowledge capability with organizational agility. We contribute to current knowledge by showing that environmental uncertainty positively moderates the effects of IT capability and knowledge capability on organizational agility and that information intensity positively moderates the effects of knowledge capability on organizational agility. While we find that both IT and knowledge capabilities have positive effects on organizational agility, knowledge capability is more effective than IT capability.
KW - Environmental uncertainty
KW - Information intensity
KW - Information technology capability
KW - Knowledge capability
KW - Organizational agility
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84897802378
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:84897802378
SN - 9781629934266
T3 - International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2013): Reshaping Society Through Information Systems Design
SP - 1989
EP - 2008
BT - International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2013)
T2 - International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2013
Y2 - 15 December 2013 through 18 December 2013
ER -