Assessing the impact of big data on firm innovation performance: Big data is not always better data

In this study, we explore the impacts of big data’s main characteristics (i.e., volume, variety, and velocity) on innovation performance (i.e., innovation efficacy and efficiency), which eventually impacts firm performance (i.e., customer perspective, financial returns, and operational excellence)....

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Published in:Journal of business research 2020-01, Vol.108, p.147-162
Main Authors: Ghasemaghaei, Maryam, Calic, Goran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Big data
Data variety
Data velocity
Data volume
Firm performance
Innovation performance
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Summary:In this study, we explore the impacts of big data’s main characteristics (i.e., volume, variety, and velocity) on innovation performance (i.e., innovation efficacy and efficiency), which eventually impacts firm performance (i.e., customer perspective, financial returns, and operational excellence). To address this objective, we collected data from 239 managers and empirically examined the relationships in the proposed model. The results reveal that, while data variety and velocity positively enhance firm innovation performance, data volume has no significant impact. The finding that data volume does not play a critical role in enhancing firm innovation performance contributes novel insights to the literature by contradicting the prevalent belief that big data is better data. Moreover, the findings reveal that data velocity plays a more important role in improving firm innovation performance than other big data characteristics.
ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.062