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Enterprise agility and the enabling role of information technology
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The concept of enterprise agility is defined and deconstruct, the underlying capabilities that support enterprise agility are explored, the enabling role of information technology (IT) and digital options are explained, and a method for measuring enterprise Agility is proposed.Abstract:
In turbulent environments, enterprise agility, that is, the ability of firms to sense environmental change and respond readily, is an important determinant of firm success. We define and deconstruct enterprise agility, delineate enterprise agility from similar concepts in the business research literature, explore the underlying capabilities that support enterprise agility, explicate the enabling role of information technology (IT) and digital options, and propose a method for measuring enterprise agility. The concepts in this paper are offered as foundational building blocks for the overall research program on enterprise agility and the enabling role of IT.read more
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Understanding the link between information technology capability and organizational agility: an empirical examination
Ying Lu,K. Ramamurthy +1 more
TL;DR: The premise that organizations need to develop superior firm-wide IT capability to successfully manage their IT resources to realize agility is developed, and a possible resolution to the contradictory effect of IT on agility is suggested.
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Competing perspectives on the link between strategic information technology alignment and organizational agility: insights from a mediation model
TL;DR: This research extends and integrates the literature on strategic IT alignment and organizational agility at a time when both alignment and agility are recognized as critical and concurrent organizational goals.
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Building dynamic capabilities for digital transformation: An ongoing process of strategic renewal
TL;DR: It is revealed that digital transformation is an ongoing process of using new digital technologies in everyday organizational life, which recognizes agility as the core mechanism for the strategic renewal of an organization's business model, collaborative approach, and eventually the culture.
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The impact of IT capabilities on firm performance: The mediating roles of absorptive capacity and supply chain agility
TL;DR: A model to examine how IT capabilities affect firm performance through absorptive capacity and supply chain agility in the supply chain context is proposed and concludes with implications and suggestions for future research.
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Absorptive capacity and information systems research: review, synthesis, and directions for future research
TL;DR: An assessment of absorptive capacity in the information systems literature is provided and a framework through which IS researchers can more fully leverage the rich aspects of absorption capacity when investigating the role of information technology in organizations is provided.
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