Antecedents of Sustainable Management Support for IT-Related Initiatives

Australasian Journal of Information Systems

Jon Heales¹  Peter Green²  Acklesh Prasad³ 

[1] The University of Queensland;The Unuversity of Queensland;Queensland University of Technology

关键词: IT-capabilities;    sustainable capabilities;    human resources;    resource-based view;    dynamic capabilities;   

DOI  :  10.3127/ajis.v17i2.653

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: University of Canberra * Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering

【 摘 要 】

Having IT-related capabilities is not enough to secure value from the IT resources and survive in today’s competitive environment. IT resources evolve dynamically and organisations must sustain their existing capabilities to continue to leverage value from their IT resources. Organisations’ IT-related management capabilities are an important source of their competitive advantage. Organisations can sustain these capabilities through appropriate considerations of resources at the technology-use level. This study suggests that an appropriate organisational design relating to decision rights and work environment, and a congruent reward system can create a dynamic end-user environment. This environment will be a vital source of knowledge that could help organisations to sustain their IT-related management capabilities. Analysis of data collected from a field survey demonstrates that a dynamic end-user environment, a result of a coordinated change in complementary factors, helps organisations to sustain their IT-related management capabilities. This study adds an important dimension to understanding why some organisations continue to perform better with their IT resources than others. For practice, this study suggests that organisations need to consider a comprehensive approach to what constitutes their valuable organisational resources.

【 授权许可】

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