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The influence of senior executive support informatization on radical innovation performance

Chao Li, Shuihua Han, Sameer Kumar, Wei-Xi Feng

Industrial Management & Data Systems

ISSN: 0263-5577

Article publication date: 10 April 2019

Issue publication date: 1 May 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to define the conceptualization and measurement of informatization according to a capability perspective reflected in three aspects: IT managerial capability, IT-enabled capability and IT infrastructure capability.

Design/methodology/approach

Manufacturing enterprises in China’s Northeast and Pearl River Delta regions in China were selected to empirically examine, using structural equation modeling, the association between a firm’s senior executive support informatization and radical innovation performance.

Findings

Results show a significant positive relationship between senior executive support and IT-enabled capability. However, there are no significant positive influences uncovered between senior executive support and IT managerial capability and IT infrastructure capability. The authors find significant positive effects of IT managerial capability, IT-enabled capability and IT infrastructure capability on radical innovation performance. Lastly, the joint effect of senior executive support and external institutional environment has no significant influence on informatization.

Originality/value

This study offers improved understanding for enterprises and academia about the effect of senior executive support informatization on radical innovation performance. It also suggests taking effective measures to highlight the management level and enterprises’ radical innovation performance.

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Acknowledgements

This study is partially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 71671152, by Young Core Teachers Training Program and Interdisciplinary Team Program in Zhongyuan University of Technology, China.

Citation

Li, C., Han, S., Kumar, S. and Feng, W.-X. (2019), "The influence of senior executive support informatization on radical innovation performance", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 119 No. 4, pp. 821-839. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-06-2018-0228

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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