Harnessing business analytics value through organizational absorptive capacity

Shan Wang; William Yeoh; Gregory Richards; Siew Fan Wong; Younghoon Chang

doi:10.1016/j.im.2019.02.007

Harnessing business analytics value through organizational absorptive capacity

Shan Wang, William Yeoh, Gregory Richards, Siew Fan Wong, Younghoon Chang

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Abstract

Business analytics (BA) is a resource-intensive, risky endeavor. However, the literature has not addressed the important question of how to assimilate BA technologies for competitive advantage. We build a research framework and outline the BA assimilation mechanisms through organizational absorptive capacity (AC). Data were collected from 600 companies across six countries and analyzed using partial least squares. The findings revealed that organizational AC plays a crucial mediating role between BA competency and BA assimilation, leading to competitive advantage. This study contributes significantly to both information technology assimilation and BA value research by incorporating the role of organizational AC.

Original language	English
Article number	103152
Journal	Information and Management
Volume	56
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2019.02.007
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Absorptive capacity
Business analytics
Competitive advantage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management

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