Information Technology and Sustained Competitive Advantage: A Resource-Based Analysis
The concept of IT as a powerful competitive weapon has been strongly emphasized in the literature, yet the sustainability of the competitive advantage provided by IT applications is not well-explained. This work discusses the resource-based theory as a means of analyzing sustainability and develops...
| Veröffentlicht in: | MIS Quarterly. - Management Information Systems Research Center, University of Minnesota. - 19(1995), 4, Seite 487-505 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1995
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | MIS Quarterly |
| Schlagworte: | Competitive advantage Resourcebased theory IT resources Business Applied sciences Economics Behavioral sciences Mathematics |
| Zusammenfassung: | The concept of IT as a powerful competitive weapon has been strongly emphasized in the literature, yet the sustainability of the competitive advantage provided by IT applications is not well-explained. This work discusses the resource-based theory as a means of analyzing sustainability and develops a model founded on this resource-based view of the firm. This model is then applied to four attributes of IT-capital requirements, proprietary technology, technical IT skills, and managerial IT skills-which might be sources of sustained competitive advantage. From this resource-based analysis, we conclude that managerial IT skills is the only one of these attributes that can provide sustainability. |
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| ISSN: | 21629730 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/249630 |