Building SMEs' competitive advantage and the organizational agility of apparel retailers in Indonesia: The role of ICT as an initial trigger

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) could make Small Medium Enterprises (SME) capable of capturing future potential markets. This study investigates how the use of ICT affects firms' agility and finally ends in their competitive advantage. In other words, this study examin...

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Published in:Gadjah Mada international journal of business 2019-01, Vol.21 (1), p.69-90
Main Authors: Qosasi, Achsanul, Permana, Erwin, Muftiadi, Anang, Purnomo, Margo, Maulina, Erna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clothing trade
Competitive advantage
ICT capability, business agility, competitive advantage and small business
Information technology
Small business
Stores, Retail
Technological innovations
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Summary:The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) could make Small Medium Enterprises (SME) capable of capturing future potential markets. This study investigates how the use of ICT affects firms' agility and finally ends in their competitive advantage. In other words, this study examines how firms' ICT capabilities directly enhance their competitive advantage. Their ICT capability also affects the firms' competitive agitlity indirectly by mediating their business agility. This study infers that if small business firms would like to enhance their supply chains and customer relationship management, they should adopt ICT as a tool to transform their businesses. This transformation improves small firms' competitiveness levels because it allows them to manage all their customers. Meanwhile, the small business firms could enhance their agility due to their suppliers' closeness. This means that the small business firms have posited the concepts and philosophy suggested by the resources dependent theory.
ISSN:1411-1128
2338-7238
DOI:10.22146/gamaijb.39001