Information technology-enabled quality performance: an exploratory study

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of information technology (IT) competence - composed of IT infrastructure, IT technical and managerial knowledge and the integration of IT strategy with firm strategy - on quality performance. Since, according to the resource-based view, I...

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Published in:Industrial management + data systems 2012-01, Vol.112 (3), p.502-518
Main Authors: Perez-Arostegui, María N, Benitez-Amado, Jose, Tamayo-Torres, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business process reengineering
Competition
Competitive advantage
Corporate culture
Customer satisfaction
Customers
Hypotheses
Industrial management
Information systems
Information technology
Knowledge
Leadership
Literature reviews
Multiple regression analysis
Performance enhancement
Product development
Quality management
Strategy
Studies
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of information technology (IT) competence - composed of IT infrastructure, IT technical and managerial knowledge and the integration of IT strategy with firm strategy - on quality performance. Since, according to the resource-based view, IT alone is not able to sustain a competitive advantage, the moderating effect of leadership practice on this relationship must be analyzed.Design methodology approach - A proposed research model is tested using survey data from a sample of 230 leading Spanish firms. Multiple regression analysis was performed with SPSS package.Findings - The main findings show that: the existence of an IT competence will have a partial impact on improvement in quality performance; IT technical knowledge in itself does not influence the determination of improvement in quality performance - rather, one needs complementarity with leadership; and the impact of IT dimensions on quality performance will be greater in the presence of leadership practice.Practical implications - Managers must be aware that the impact of IT on competitive advantage need not be direct; it can have influence through complementarity with other organizational capabilities.Originality value - The paper reinforces the need to explore in greater depth the relationship between IT and quality management. This appears to be one of the first papers to simultaneously explore relationships between IT, leadership and quality performance. The paper provides insights on the processes by which IT resources interact with other organizational resources, a topic that has received little attention to date.
ISSN:0263-5577
1758-5783
DOI:10.1108/02635571211210095