Article reviews
An ambidextrous approach on the business analytics-competitive advantage relationship: Exploring the moderating role of business analytics strategy
Amir Ashrafi. Ahad Zareravasan. (2022), Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 179
The study investigates 1) the impact of business analytics (BA) on firm competitive advantage, and 2) how innovative ambidexterity and BA strategy contribute to the BA-competitive advantage link.
Information systems strategy Data & Business analytics
How do chief digital officers pursue digital transformation activities? The role of organization design parameters
Anna Singh. Patricia Klarner. Thomas Hess. (2020), Long Range Planning , 53 (3)
This study investigates how Chief Digital Officers (CFOs) can pursue digital transformation (DT) activities in their organizations. It emphasizes the locus of responsibility for activities relating to DT and their organizational structuring, and the horizontal coordination mechanisms used by CDOs.
Digital transformation Digital leadership
Chief digital officers: An exploratory analysis of their emergence, nature, and determinants
Sven Kunisch. Markus Menz. Robert Langan. (2020), Long Range Planning
This article investigates the emergence of the chief digital officer (CDO) position, potential variations of this role, and the conditions under which firms choose to have this position.
Digital transformation Digital leadership
Chief digital officers: An analysis of the presence of a centralized digital transformation role
Sebastian Firk. André Hanelt. Jana Oehmichen. Michael Wolff. (2021), Journal of Management Studies
This study investigates how the decision to centralize digital transformation responsibilities (by appointing a chief digital officer - CDO) is related to transformation urgency and coordination needs of organizations.
Digital transformation Digital leadership
Toward the development of a big data analytics capability
Manjul Gupta. Joey F. George. (2016), Information & Management , 53 (8) , 1049-1064.
This study examines the resources needed to build a big data analytics (BDA) capability, which is defined as a firm’s ability to assemble, integrate, and deploy its big-data specific resources. It also shows that there is a positive relationship between BDA capability and firm performance.
Data & Business analytics
Firm-level capabilities towards big data value creation
Morten Brinch. Angappa Gunasekaran. Samuel Fosso Wamba. (2021), Journal of Business Research , 131 , 539-548.
The purpose of this study is to identify firm-level capabilities required to create value from big data.
IT competence Data & Business analytics
How to improve firm performance using big data analytics capability and business strategy alignment?
Shahriar Akter. Samuel Fosso Wamba. Angappa Gunasekaran. Rameshwar Dubey. Stephen J. Childe. (2016), International Journal of Production Economics , 182 , 113-131.
This study aims to examine the role of big data analytics capability (BDAC) for firm performance. It identifies important dimensions of BDAC and emphasizes the complementarities between them for improved performance and sustained competitive advantage.
IT competence Business – IT alignment Data & Business analytics
e-Leadership through strategic alignment: An empirical study of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the digital age
Weizi Li. Kecheng Liu. Maksim Belitski. Abby Ghobadian. Nicholas O'Regan. (2016), Journal of Information Technology , 31 (2) , 185-206.
This article examines how e-leadership capabilities in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) drive successful alignment between business strategy and digital technology.
Organizational agility Business – IT alignment Digital leadership
Role of big data analytics capability in developing integrated hospital supply chains and operational flexibility: An organizational information processing theory perspective
Wantao Yu. Gen Zhao. Qi Liu. Yongtao Song. (2021), Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 163
This study investigates the role of big data analytics (BDA) capability in developing hospital supply chain integration (SCI) and operational flexibility.
Organizational agility Data & Business analytics
An integrated big data analytics-enabled transformation model: Application to health care
Yichuan Wang. LeeAnn Kung. William Yu Chung Wang. Casey G. Cegielski. (2018), Information & Management , 55 (1) , 64-79.
This article seeks to understand how big data analytics (BDA) capabilities generate benefits for healthcare organizations by facilitating IT-enabled transformation practices.
Data & Business analytics