Using resource-based theory to interpret the successful adoption and use of information systems and technology in manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises

By Mário M. Caldeira, John M. Ward. European Journal of Information Systems, 2003

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Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Management Information Systems

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Adoption of E-Commerce Applications in SMEs (2011, background): “As SMEs are facing significant risks and problems with their computerization regarding their inadequate knowledge of IS (Caldeira and Ward, 2003; Igbaria et al., 1997), greater knowledge of CEOs will reduce the degree of uncertainty entangled with IS adoption which will result in lower risk of IS ad”
Linking information systems and entrepreneurship: A review and agenda for IT‐associated and digital entrepreneurship research (2018, background): “Examples include Caldeira and Ward (2003), who investigate small manufacturing firms' IS adoption and innovation processes, or Choudrie and Lee (2004), with their country ‐ level investigation of broadband innovation diffusion among start ‐ ups.”
Founders’ human capital and the performance of UK new technology based firms (2012, background): “It is specifically mentioned that a firm’s managerial team is an important component of the theory as it is considered to be a resource with the potential of generating competitive advantage through the identification and exploitation of an opportunity (Barney 1991; Caldeira and Ward 2003 ).”
Cloud computing adoption by SMEs in the north east of England: A multi-perspective framework (2013, background): “ICT can affect firm productivity (Caldeira and Ward, 2003; Oliveira and Martins, 2011) and therefore there are a large number of published studies which have considered the adoption and diffusion of ICT-based innovations.”
Intellectual capital and bank productivity in emerging markets: evidence from Ghana (2016, background): “One of the objectives of the resource-based theory is to help managers to appreciate why competences can be perceived as firms’most valuable assets and at the same time to understand how those assets can be used to improve performance (Caldeira and Ward, 2001).”