Absorptive Capacity and Contextual Factors that Influence Green IT Assimilation

Using contingency theory (CT) of fit as a foundation for this research, we report the development of the notion of ‘green IT alignment framework' and its determinants. This is followed by an analysis of the relationship between capability areas (i.e., contextual factors) and green IT alignment while the company pursues GREEN. Data were collected from a case study where a car manufacturer is our research setting—considered as suitable for this type of research. The author found that a total of 18 capability areas over three domains of technical, organizational, and environmental are a premise for green IT alignment. Such capability areas are considered as new and interdependent of traditional strategic alignment capabilities. The results of this research demonstrate an appropriate green IT alignment framework that is trust worthy to construct for understanding the factors of IT-business fit while pursing GREEN. Implications are discussed.

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Factors Affecting the Development of Absorptive Capacity in the Adoption of Open Source Software

Open Source Software Dynamics, Processes, and Applications ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2937-0.ch002 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 18-39

Author(s):

Kris Ven ◽

Peter De Bruyn

Keyword(s):

Open Source ◽

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Open Source Software ◽

Contextual Factors ◽

Organizational Knowledge ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

New Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Assimilation ◽

Assimilation Process

Previous research has shown that the knowledge that is available to an organization is an important factor influencing the adoption of open source software (OSS). Hence, it is important that organizations develop their absorptive capacity in order to successfully adopt OSS. Absorptive capacity refers to the ability of an organization to acquire, assimilate, and exploit new knowledge. However, no study has specifically investigated how organizations can develop their absorptive capacity by acquiring knowledge about OSS. This paper addresses this gap in research by investigating the organizational knowledge assimilation process within the context of the adoption of OSS. Based on a case study conducted at the Flemish government, a framework that is grounded in literature and that illustrates which contextual factors influence the development of absorptive capacity in the context of the adoption of OSS was developed.

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The impact of inward international licensing on absorptive capacity of SMEs

International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences ◽

10.1108/ijqss-02-2014-0011 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (2/3) ◽

pp. 164-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mohammad Reza Saeedi ◽

Hossein Dadfar ◽

Staffan Brege

Keyword(s):

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Strategic Alliances ◽

Large Scale ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Contextual Factors ◽

Research Strategy ◽

Content Type ◽

Resource Limitations ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

The Impact

Purpose – This study aims to examine the impacts of inward international licensing (IIL) on the absorptive capacity (ACAP) of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a developing economy. Design/methodology/approach – The study is explorative, qualitative and elaborative in nature. Therefore, a multiple case study was selected and performed as the research strategy. The data were collected from four pharmaceutical SMEs licensed from European pharmaceutical large-scale enterprises. Findings – The results confirm that IIL has a strong effect on acquisition, assimilation, transformation and exploitation as absorptive factors. Furthermore, the results have been enhanced by several contextual factors of ACAP human resources, inter-and intra-firm relationships, internal knowledge and managerial and strategic aspects. These contextual factors have also been influenced by IIL. Originality/value – From the licensee perspective in a developing context, examining the extant literature on non-equity strategic alliances shows that very few studies have empirically examined the impact of this kind of alliance, such as IIL, on SMEs’ ACAP. On this basis, the study provides evidence that non-equity strategic alliances, particularly IIL, enhance SMEs’ capabilities such as ACAP. In other words, to overcome SMEs’ resource limitations and inadequate capabilities, IIL provides opportunities for them to obtain capabilities and critical resources.

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Factors Affecting the Development of Absorptive Capacity in the Adoption of Open Source Software

International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes ◽

10.4018/jossp.2011010102 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 17-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kris Ven ◽

Peter De Bruyn

Keyword(s):

Open Source ◽

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Open Source Software ◽

Contextual Factors ◽

Organizational Knowledge ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

New Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Assimilation ◽

Assimilation Process

Previous research has shown that the knowledge that is available to an organization is an important factor influencing the adoption of open source software (OSS). Hence, it is important that organizations develop their absorptive capacity in order to successfully adopt OSS. Absorptive capacity refers to the ability of an organization to acquire, assimilate, and exploit new knowledge. However, no study has specifically investigated how organizations can develop their absorptive capacity by acquiring knowledge about OSS. This paper addresses this gap in research by investigating the organizational knowledge assimilation process within the context of the adoption of OSS. Based on a case study conducted at the Flemish government, a framework that is grounded in literature and that illustrates which contextual factors influence the development of absorptive capacity in the context of the adoption of OSS was developed.

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Constructing Green IT Alignment Framework

Green Business ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7915-1.ch012 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 232-254

Author(s):

Leelien Ken Huang

Keyword(s):

Contingency Theory ◽

Contextual Factors ◽

Strategic Alignment ◽

Research Setting ◽

Green It ◽

It Alignment ◽

The Relationship

Using contingency theory (CT) of fit as a foundation for this research, we report the development of the notion of ‘green IT alignment framework' and its determinants. This is followed by an analysis of the relationship between capability areas (i.e., contextual factors) and green IT alignment while the company pursues GREEN. Data were collected from a case study where a car manufacturer is our research setting—considered as suitable for this type of research. The author found that a total of 18 capability areas over three domains of technical, organizational, and environmental are a premise for green IT alignment. Such capability areas are considered as new and interdependent of traditional strategic alignment capabilities. The results of this research demonstrate an appropriate green IT alignment framework that is trust worthy to construct for understanding the factors of IT-business fit while pursing GREEN. Implications are discussed.

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The effect of information technology assimilation on firm performance in B2B scenarios

Industrial Management & Data Systems ◽

10.1108/imds-10-2019-0554 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 120 (12) ◽

pp. 2269-2296 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Eva Martínez-Caro ◽

Gabriel Cepeda-Carrión ◽

Juan G. Cegarra-Navarro ◽

Alexeis Garcia-Perez

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Theoretical Development ◽

Business World ◽

Content Type ◽

Technology Assimilation ◽

New Business ◽

It Assimilation ◽

And Performance ◽

Organisational Agility

PurposeThe spread of the Internet in the business world has led to the development of new business-to-business (B2B) settings. Although a large number of companies have adopted B2B strategies, many of these fail to implement such strategies effectively. The most common barriers encompass the technology assimilation by users. This study investigates how IT assimilation can encourage potential and realised absorptive capacity and how these can, in turn, facilitate organisational agility and performance.Design/methodology/approachA survey was conducted in Spanish companies that make use of Editran, a platform to support B2B strategies. In total, 110 valid responses were obtained. Advanced analytical methods of PLS-SEM as fit measures and prediction procedure recently developed by Shmueli et al. (2019) were used.FindingsThe results show that there is a positive relationship between the three preceding constructs (IT assimilation, potential and realised absorptive capacity) and organisational agility. This study also finds support for a direct relationship between organisational agility and firm performance.Originality/valueThis study provides a further understanding and forecasting through the theoretical development and empirical investigation of the role of IT assimilation on firm performance in a B2B scenario by: (1) examining the link between IT and the firm's absorptive capacity and, more specifically, with the two subsets of potential and realised absorptive capacity, which have not received much attention from previous literature; and (2) exploring how an improvement in potential and realised absorptive capacity may place firms in a better position to develop their organisational agility.

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