Firing on all cylinders: Configuring information technology around the constituents of corporate entrepreneurship to outperform in SME sector

This study has examined how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may enhance their performance under different settings of information technology (IT) capabilities and corporate entrepreneurship (CE). Established on the dynamic capability view, the researchers have analyzed the connections between IT...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e0256539-e0256539
Main Authors: Rehman, Nabeel, Mahmood, Asif, Ikram, Amir, Ahmad, Ayyaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology and Life Sciences
Competition
Competitive advantage
Computer and Information Sciences
Economic aspects
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Flexibility
Forecasts and trends
Hypotheses
Information technology
Innovations
Literature reviews
Manufacturing industry
Multivariate statistical analysis
Product development
Research and Analysis Methods
Skewness
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small and medium sized companies
Small business
Social Sciences
Sustainable development
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Summary:This study has examined how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may enhance their performance under different settings of information technology (IT) capabilities and corporate entrepreneurship (CE). Established on the dynamic capability view, the researchers have analyzed the connections between IT capabilities and CE, in addition to the performance results of SMEs. The research has explored these novel relationships by utilizing partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with a data sample of 447 SMEs of the manufacturing sector in Pakistan. The findings present that IT capabilities positively influence the market and financial performance of SMEs through the mediating role of CE dimensions. The study uniquely determines the mediating role of dimensional effects of corporate entrepreneurship between IT capabilities and performance outcomes of firms. Thus, the study would enable the management of SMEs to realize the potential of IT-related CE dimensions and their use to improve firms' performance.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0256539