In this conceptual paper, we describe how IT and knowledge strategies, resources and capabilities coevolve and collectively influence firm agility. We briefly examine links between business strategy and IT and knowledge strategies, and also between agility and firm performance. To do so, we conduct a comprehensive literature review. Using the resource-based view of the firm and a dynamic capabi...

Operational agility, which reflects the agile practices at business process level, is increasingly deemed as a significant determinant of business success in a turbulent business environment. Despite its importance, how operational agility can be attained is not answered by existing research. Drawing on the classic organization theory— information processing view of firms, the main contribution...

Robust information technology infrastructures (ITI) are essential for organizations since they the heart of almost every organization and considered as key assets that play strategic roles affect organizational performance. To cope with effects technological evolution, IT managers must have an articulated vision their ITI well ability to acquire, deploy, combine reconfigure ITI, i.e. dynamic ca...

Nowadays, in turbulent and violate global markets, agility has been considered as a fundamental characteristic of a supply chain needed for survival. To achieve the competitive edge, companies must align with suppliers and customers to streamline operations, as well as agility beyond individual companies. Consequently Agile Supply Chain (ASC) is considered as a dominant competitive advantage. H...

Research literature in strategic management indicates that firms may gain a competitive advantage in rapidly changing market environments by concentrating on their dynamic capabilities – i.e., product flexibility and agility in organizational transformation in response to rapidly changing market conditions and customer requirements. Service-oriented computing (SOC) has emerged as an architectur...

Traditional sources of sustainable competitive advantage are very rare in today's global business environment. The increasing saturation of established markets paired with the impact of the recent financial crisis in many developed economies has made it important for organizations to achieve a strong position in emerging markets. " Going global " is now less of a choice, and more of a necessity...

Managing IS changes is critical for IT governance decisions. Thus, firms should be concerned IT agility in order to respond to uncertain changes in a dynamic environment. In this case study, we analyze the course of IT governance decisions to understand how the case company uses IT to enable organizational agility. Further, we adopt platform organizing logic perspectives to identify factors ass...