scholarly journals Information Technology Capability for Nigerian Public Tertiary Institutions: A Tool for Gaining Competitive Advantage

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Aliyu Palladan ◽  
Kadzrina Abdul Kadir
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
For Profit ◽  
It Capability ◽  
Technology Capability ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Information Technology Capability ◽  
It Knowledge

The essence of this conceptual paper is to broaden the notion of IT capability, which hitherto was more pronounced in the banking, communication and other for profit organizations. Information Technology Capability (IT Capability) refers to institution’s ability to manipulate and exploit opportunities avails by ICT to create something more new and more superb for the betterment of the institution and to attain competitive advantages. Some benefits attached to IT capability include rapid and quick processing of transactions, error minimization, cost saving as well as improvement of productivity. The paper suggest more investment on IT objects, IT operation and IT knowledge as sub dimensions of IT capability. Thus, this will go a long way in enhancing the competitive advantage of public tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

scholarly journals The Impact of Information Technology Capability on Supply Chain Technology Adoption and Supply Chain Operational Performance: a Resource based View

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.15) ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Lee Khai Loon ◽  
Gusman Nawanir ◽  
Jalal Hanaysha ◽  
Zahari Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
It Capability ◽  
Technology Capability ◽  
Information Technology Capability ◽  
The Relationship

Organization increasingly relies on the supply chain technology to improve the supply chain operational performance. Yet, past evidence suggests that the adoption of supply chain technology does not guarantee enhanced supply chain operational performance. Drawing from the Resource Based View, this study found that information technology (IT) capability enabled supply chain technology adoption in achieving supply chain operational performance. Supply chain technology serves as a system in transforming IT capability into a higher value resources for an organization. The adoption of supply chain technology in managing supply chain deserved attention from researchers and practitioners, because business benefits from supply chain technology adoption improve firm’s supply chain performances which enhance reliability, improve responsiveness, increase agility, and minimize cost in operation functions. This study provides a unique theoretical framework intended to aid researchers and practitioners develop a more thorough understanding of the linkages between information technology capability, supply chain technology adoption, and supply chain operational performance. The total of 201 questionnaires were sent to Malaysia's textile and apparel company that is listed in the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) directory. The total of 121 usable responses were obtained and analyzed through Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The discussion of this study is followed by presenting the results of the survey on the relationship of IT capability on supply chain technology adoption and supply chain operational performance. The results shown that supply chain technology adoption is mediating the relationship between IT capability and supply chain operation performance.  

Information Technology Capability, Management Forecast Accuracy, and Analyst Forecast Revisions

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feiqi Huang ◽  
He Li ◽  
Tawei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Forecast Accuracy ◽  
Analyst Forecast ◽  
Management Forecasts ◽  
Forecast Revisions ◽  
It Capability ◽  
Management Forecast ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Technology Capability ◽  
Information Technology Capability ◽  
The Relationship

SYNOPSISPrior literature has firmly established the relationship between IT capability and firm performance. In this paper, we extend the research in this field and investigate (1) whether IT capability contributes to management forecast accuracy, and (2) whether IT capability improves the informativeness of management forecasts and enhances the extent to which analysts incorporate management forecasts in their revisions. Using firms listed on InformationWeek 500 as our high IT capability group, we empirically demonstrate that firms with high IT capability are able to increase management forecast accuracy, and that analysts incorporate more information from management forecasts in their revisions if the firm has high IT capability.

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