Exploring the important role of organizational factors in IT business value: Taking a contingency perspective on the resource‐based view

F Wiengarten, P Humphreys, G Cao… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the importance to researchers and practitioners of how information technology (IT)
contributes to organizational performance, there is an ongoing debate about the extent of IT …

Mapping SME productivity research: A systematic review of empirical evidence and future research agenda

B Owalla, C Gherhes, T Vorley, C Brooks - Small Business Economics, 2022 - Springer
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of economies around the
world. They play an important role in productivity growth, which is crucial for developed …

Looking toward the future of IT–business strategic alignment through the past

JE Gerow, V Grover, J Thatcher, PL Roth - MIS quarterly, 2014 - JSTOR
Research examining the relationship between IT–business strategic alignment (hereafter
referred to as alignment) and firm performance (hereafter referred to as performance) has …

Predicting e-readiness at firm-level: An analysis of technological, organizational and environmental (TOE) effects on e-maintenance readiness in manufacturing firms

MG Aboelmaged - International Journal of Information Management, 2014 - Elsevier
This study predicts the impact of technological, organizational and environmental (TOE)
determinants on e-maintenance technology readiness in manufacturing firms. Survey …

Towards a contingency theory perspective of quality management in enabling strategic alignment

R McAdam, K Miller, C McSorley - International Journal of Production …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to explore the role of Quality Management (QM) theory and practice
using a contingency theory perspective. The study is grounded in the role of QM in …

Understanding e‐business adoption across industries in European countries

T Oliveira, MF Martins - Industrial management & data systems, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–The paper seeks to investigate the factors that affect the adoption of e‐business by
firms belonging to European Union (EU) countries, by comparing the effect across two …

Six types of IT-business strategic alignment: an investigation of the constructs and their measurement

JE Gerow, JB Thatcher, V Grover - European Journal of Information …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Top management has been concerned with IT-business strategic alignment (hereafter
referred to as alignment) for the past 30 years. Consequently, alignment researchers have …

A model for digital development of SMEs: an interaction-based approach

P Depaoli, S Za, E Scornavacca - Journal of Small Business and …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose E-business maturity models have been widely used to guide the process of digital
transformation of business. However, these models have been criticized for their …

Internet/e‐business technologies acceptance in Canada's SMEs: an exploratory investigation

P Ifinedo - Internet research, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–This study aims at contributing to the discussion related to what causes Canadian
small and medium‐size enterprises (SMEs) to be reticent about accepting internet and e …

Technology adoption and gender-inclusive entrepreneurship education and training

B Orser, A Riding, Y Li - International Journal of Gender and …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Drawing on social feminist theory, this paper aims to close gaps between
knowledge about gender-related barriers to information, communication and technology …