IS Integration and Business Performance: The Mediation Effect of Organizational Absorptive Capacity in SMEs

Chiara Francalanci, Vincenzo Morabito · 2008 · Journal of Information Technology

Summary. This study examines how organizational absorptive capacity—the ability to learn and integrate new knowledge—mediates the relationship between IT system integration and business performance in small and medium enterprises. Using data from 466 Italian export-focused SMEs, the researchers found that absorptive capacity significantly mediates this relationship, meaning IT investments improve performance primarily when companies develop stronger learning and integration capabilities.

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DOI

10.1057/jit.2008.18

Countries

Italy

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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