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Critical analysis of the use of absorptive capacity theory in IS research
conference contribution
posted on 2014-12-15, 00:00 authored by M Addorisio, S Gao, William YeohWilliam Yeoh, S F WongThis paper critically analyzes the use of Absorptive Capacity (ACAP) theory in information systems (IS) research. Drawing on a comprehensive review of the evolution of ACAP theory and models for the construct, we empirically investigate a number of ACAP-related papers published in reputable IS journals. The analysis involves four main areas: 1) summary analysis of ACAP in IS papers; 2) domains of ACAP usage; 3) analysis of hypotheses to show how ACAP is being used to explain various organizational phenomena in IS research; and 4) analysis of measures to gain insights into the operationalization of ACAP in IS research. This research advocates that organization-level ACAP should be applied as the dependent variable in studying the impact of IS. Furthermore, ACAP should be conceptualized as a “capability,” rather than an “asset.” This paper contributes to IS and ACAP studies by investigating and clearly specifying the utility of ACAP in IS research.
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International Conference on Information Systems (2014 : Auckland, New Zealand)Pagination
1 - 15Publisher
Association for Information Systems (AIS)Location
Auckland, New ZealandPlace of publication
AucklandStart date
2014-12-15End date
2014-12-17ISBN-13
9780615157887Language
engPublication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed; E Conference publicationCopyright notice
2014, AISEditor/Contributor(s)
E Karahanna, A Srinivasan, B TanTitle of proceedings
ICIS 2014 : Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information SystemsUsage metrics
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