The effects of dynamic IT capability and organizational culture on firm performance: An empirical study

ICIS 2009 Proceedings - Thirtieth International Conference on Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Xiao, Li ^a   Dasgupta, Subhasish ^b  

^a GARDNER WEBB UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities theory; Dynamic IT capability; Firm performance; IT investments; Organizational culture; Resource based view of the firm

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; FIRM PERFORMANCE; IT CAPABILITIES; IT INVESTMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW OF THE FIRM;

INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84870961506     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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