The increasing use of micro-blogging as a marketing tool has increased research attention on usage and business value of enterprise micro-blogging. Based on research on information system (IS) usage and resourcebased view (RBV) theory, this study develops a model to reveal the mechanism of business value creation of enterprise micro-blogging. The model consists of metrics on micro-blogging usag...

The research suggests that Chinese companies do not subscribe to ‘western’ strategy theory. As they rapidly internationalise through massive Foreign Direct Investment, Chinese companies are developing new perspectives on achieving competitiveness. A comparison of the Resource-Based View of strategy (RBV) constructs from western literature with identified (indigent) Chinese business strategies f...

Purpose The current complex halal food supply chain (SC) has caused scandals, which have illustrated the weakness of multiple quality standards and certification audits in ensuring safety. Drawn on resource-based view (RBV) theory, purpose this study is to explore impacts SC integration (SCI) integrity and, consequently, quality. Design/methodology/approach Empirical data were collected from 27...

There has been considerable research investigating the impact of IT on supply chain management of organization. The reason for this research is to enable organizations to improve their supply chain networks, thus enhancing overall productivity, performance and competitive advantage. We have attempted to use the Resource Based View (RBV) to develop a conceptual model aimed at investigating the e...

Abstract Objective To explore the dynamism of environment and impact on service company competitive advantage from a customer relationship management (CRM) dynamic capabilities (DCs) perspective. This work also aims to develop multidimensional conceptualisation propose theoretical model for analysing environment's between CRM advantage. Research Design Methods Based resource-based view (RBV) (D...

Abstract Academic spin-offs (ASOs) are companies with a strong international vocation for two main reasons: first, they market their products and services in global niches to profit from high investment R&D, characteristic of the sectors which ASOs operate; second, as consequence training experience networks that founding academic entrepreneurs these tend enjoy, derived scientific activity....

Supplier integration has been a hot topic for both academicians and practitioners since the booming of supply chain management and popularity of Japanese supplier management practices. Previous studies have contributed a lot to the performance impacts of supplier integration. However, not much has been done in investigating the enablers, and little attention has been paid from the resource-base...

Information systems researchers have a long tradition of drawing on theories from disciplines such as economics, computer science, psychology, and general management and using them in their own research. Because of this, the information systems field has become a rich tapestry of theore-1 Jane Webster was the accepting senior editor for this paper. tical and conceptual foundations. As new theor...

Evaluating the investment that healthcare organisations make in quality improvement requires knowledge of impact at multiple levels, including patient care, workforce and other organisational resources. The degree to which these resources help organisations to survive and thrive in the challenging contexts in which healthcare is designed and delivered is unknown. Investigating this question fro...

The central aim of this paper is to instigate the construction of a theory of information strategy based on the Resource-based View (RBV) of the firm (Barney, 1986, 1991; Penrose, 1959; Wernerfelt, 1984). Therefore, an initial theoretical framework is proposed within which such a theory could be developed further. In essence, this theoretical framework sheds light on how organizations can reali...