Information technology and service diversification: A cross-level study in different innovation environments

Y Lei; Y Guo; YY Zhang; WM Cheung

doi:10.1016/j.im.2021.103432

Information technology and service diversification: A cross-level study in different innovation environments

Y Lei (First Author), Y Guo (Participant Author), YY Zhang (Participant Author), WM Cheung (Participant Author)

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Abstract

Service diversification (SD) enhances firms' operational performance. Although the literature shows information technology (IT) helps firms with their SD strategies, the effects of specific IT need further investigation. Moreover, the effects of the macro environment are overlooked. This study proposes a cross-level model, which is examined using data of 690 logistics firms across 23 Chinese cities. The results show that the four types of IT that are widely used in the logistics industry and the innovation environment are positively related to SD. However, the innovation environment negatively moderates the relationships between two of the four types of IT and SD.

Original language	English
Article number	103432
Number of pages	13
Journal	Information and Management
Volume	58
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2021.103432
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

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zyiying@ceibs.edu

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
National Laboratory of Mechanical Manufacture System, XJTU, China

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71872061
71702045
1731009
72061127002

Keywords

Affordance theory
Information technology
Innovation environment
Service diversification
TOE framework

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