Effect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency

The purpose of this research is (1) to examine the integration impact of IT assets (e.g., intangible IT resources, IT capability, and IT flexibility) on core competency, and (2) to explore the mediating effect of core competency on the relationship between IT assets and sustainable competitive advan...

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Autores principales:	Lahcene Makhloufi, Noorulsadiqin Azbiya Yaacob, Abderrazak Ahmed Laghouag, Alhussain Ali Sahli, Fateh Belaid
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	sustainable competitive advantage core competency it flexibility it capability intangible it resources dynamic capability theory malaysian smes Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cf018405afdf493e8fcaf38ba41c941e2021-12-02T16:50:00ZEffect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency2331-197510.1080/23311975.2021.1935665https://doaj.org/article/cf018405afdf493e8fcaf38ba41c941e2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.1935665https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The purpose of this research is (1) to examine the integration impact of IT assets (e.g., intangible IT resources, IT capability, and IT flexibility) on core competency, and (2) to explore the mediating effect of core competency on the relationship between IT assets and sustainable competitive advantage (SCA), and (3) to determine whether IT flexibility strengthen the relationship between core competency and SCA. The study applied a quantitative and cross-sectional approach to collect data from 164 Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) targeting managers from the middle-to-upper level. The findings infer new insights regarding IT integration’s critical role within core competency activities to achieve SCA. The results show that IT assets possess a positive and significant impact on core competency (CC), and CC positively impact SCA. Finally, CC partially mediates the relationship between IT resources and IT capability to SCA, and IT flexibility positively moderates the relationship between CC and SCA. This study addressed IT’s integration within core competency activities to help SMEs achieve SCA. The study advances dynamic capability theory by providing new insights into the importance of core competency and IT integration to develop and reconfigure existing capabilities to fit business strategy goals.Lahcene MakhloufiNoorulsadiqin Azbiya YaacobAbderrazak Ahmed LaghouagAlhussain Ali SahliFateh BelaidTaylor & Francis Grouparticlesustainable competitive advantagecore competencyit flexibilityit capabilityintangible it resourcesdynamic capability theorymalaysian smesBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021)
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topic	sustainable competitive advantage core competency it flexibility it capability intangible it resources dynamic capability theory malaysian smes Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
spellingShingle	sustainable competitive advantage core competency it flexibility it capability intangible it resources dynamic capability theory malaysian smes Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70 Lahcene Makhloufi Noorulsadiqin Azbiya Yaacob Abderrazak Ahmed Laghouag Alhussain Ali Sahli Fateh Belaid Effect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency
description	The purpose of this research is (1) to examine the integration impact of IT assets (e.g., intangible IT resources, IT capability, and IT flexibility) on core competency, and (2) to explore the mediating effect of core competency on the relationship between IT assets and sustainable competitive advantage (SCA), and (3) to determine whether IT flexibility strengthen the relationship between core competency and SCA. The study applied a quantitative and cross-sectional approach to collect data from 164 Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) targeting managers from the middle-to-upper level. The findings infer new insights regarding IT integration’s critical role within core competency activities to achieve SCA. The results show that IT assets possess a positive and significant impact on core competency (CC), and CC positively impact SCA. Finally, CC partially mediates the relationship between IT resources and IT capability to SCA, and IT flexibility positively moderates the relationship between CC and SCA. This study addressed IT’s integration within core competency activities to help SMEs achieve SCA. The study advances dynamic capability theory by providing new insights into the importance of core competency and IT integration to develop and reconfigure existing capabilities to fit business strategy goals.
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author	Lahcene Makhloufi Noorulsadiqin Azbiya Yaacob Abderrazak Ahmed Laghouag Alhussain Ali Sahli Fateh Belaid
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title	Effect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency
title_short	Effect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency
title_full	Effect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency
title_fullStr	Effect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency
title_sort	effect of it capability and intangible it resources on sustainable competitive advantage: exploring moderating and mediating effect of it flexibility and core competency
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/cf018405afdf493e8fcaf38ba41c941e
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Effect of IT capability and intangible IT resources on sustainable competitive advantage: Exploring moderating and mediating effect of IT flexibility and core competency

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