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The Penrose Effect In Resource Investment For Innovation: Evidence From Information Technology And Human Capital

2013 | European Conference On Information Systems | Citations: 9
Authors: Dong, John Qi; He, Jinyu; Karhade, Prasanna

Abstract: Resource-based theory views the firm as a bundle of resources administrated and ... Expand

Abstract: Resource-based theory views the firm as a bundle of resources administrated and coordinated by managers. We introduce the theoretical lens of Penrose effect to IS research, which refers to the fact that finite managerial capacities will suffer if the complexity of resource coordination is high. Therefore, although investment in knowledge-related assets, such as information technology (IT) and human capital, is associated with better innovation performance on the one hand, too much capital investment is likely to induce diminishing return on the investment because of Penrose effect. Accordingly, we take a curvilinear approach and propose that the relationships between IT/human capital investments and innovation performance are likely to be inverted Ushaped. Furthermore, we suggest that, in addition to bringing resource synergy, resource coordination also incurs costs, especially when the complexity of coordination among multiple resources is high. Thus, we take a nonlinear approach to examine the interaction effect of IT and human capital investments on innovation performance, which may not be always positive as past research often maintained. Longitudinal data from 404 German firms across several recent years confirm inverted U-shaped relationships between IT/human capital investments and innovation performance. In addition, we find that IT and human capital investments have a negative interaction effect, suggesting that high level of investment in one capital will lead to increasing coordination costs and diminishing return on investment in the other. Collapse

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Topics: innovation management human resource management IS value organizational productivity IT alignment

Methods: longitudinal research theory development statistical hypothesis test descriptive statistic ordinary least square
TOWARDS COMPLIANCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL ENGINEERING - A CASE STUDY

2012 | European Conference On Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Juhrisch, Martin; Dietz, Gunnar; Schlieter, Hannes

Abstract: Information Systems for decision support are used in healthcare for many years. ... Expand

Abstract: Information Systems for decision support are used in healthcare for many years. While administrative, accounting-related systems have been accepted with more or less success by decision-makers, this study is devoted to methods of conceptual modeling in clinical information management – especially against the background of assuring a high quality level in an increasingly networked healthcare sector. There are large differences in the use of models of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) and their implementation in process descriptions as Clinical Pathways (CP). The paper examines the usefulness of diagrammatic representations and models as well as methodological support in general as well as the willingness of individuals to deal with these. Based on an exploratory case study, the concept of a model-driven method from the perspective of domain experts is evaluated and the impacts for modeling approaches are derived. Collapse

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Topics: business process management critical success factor information management accounting

Methods: case study survey single case study personal interview conceptual modelling
Continuous Learning: The Influence of National Institutional Logics on Training Attitudes
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2007 | Organization Science | Citations: 0
Authors: Xiaowei Luo

Abstract: This research attempts to understand and test a core assumption in neoinstitutio ... Expand

Abstract: This research attempts to understand and test a core assumption in neoinstitutional theory, i.e., that institutional logics shape individual attitudes and preferences, by studying cross-national differences in people's attitudes toward the continuous learning model of employee training--an increasingly popular model of training. I propose that national institutional logics regarding the individual's role (empowered versus limited) can shape people's preferences for the new model of training. By using a historically grounded typology of national polities depicting the organization of authority (statism) and society (corporateness), I suggest how these two dimensions carry distinct logics about the individual's role and, in turn, shape people's training orientation. Training attitudes of people in 16 European (EU) countries/regions are examined using data from the 1995 Eurobarometer Training Survey. Results from hierarchical models show that, beyond the influence of individual characteristics, people from nonstatist (i.e., collective authority is located in civil society rather than in the state) and noncorporatist (i.e., individuals are incorporated into the society as autonomous actors rather than members in collectives) countries are more likely to prefer the continuous learning model of training. By explicitly linking institutional logics with individual attitudes, this study contributes to the neoinstitutional perspective, studies on training attitudes, and cross-national research. Collapse

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Topics: user attitude logistics management IT career human resource management individual characteristic

Methods: parametric test ANOVA survey descriptive statistic hierarchical linear modeling

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The Penrose Effect In Resource Investment For Innovation: Evidence From Information Technology And Human Capital

TOWARDS COMPLIANCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL ENGINEERING - A CASE STUDY

Continuous Learning: The Influence of National Institutional Logics on Training Attitudes