Start Date
11-12-2016 12:00 AM
Description
In the face of increasing digitization, firms develop dynamic IT capabilities to achieve superior market positions and cope with environmental turbulence. Given the rapid evolution of IT, dynamic IT capabilities (DITC) are also evolving, leaving many scholars with outdated views of DITC and measurement instruments. Some practitioners also find it difficult to stay current and to assess DITC. This study aims to refresh our understanding of firm-wide DITC in the light of recent literature, as well as provide an effective, up-to-date measurement tool. Using the MacKenzie et al. (2011) scale development guidelines, we undertook steps to create an instrument to assess firm-wide DITC. These steps included initial item generation, additional item/dimension exploration, and the assessment of face validity, content validity, reliability, as well as nomological validity. The DITC instrument comprises eight dimensions and has 53 items. It is reliable and valid. We offer it to researchers and practitioners to use.
Recommended Citation
Li, Ting and Chan, Yolande E., "Developing an Instrument to Measure Firm-wide Dynamic IT Capability" (2016). ICIS 2016 Proceedings. 9.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2016/Methodological/Presentations/9
Developing an Instrument to Measure Firm-wide Dynamic IT Capability
In the face of increasing digitization, firms develop dynamic IT capabilities to achieve superior market positions and cope with environmental turbulence. Given the rapid evolution of IT, dynamic IT capabilities (DITC) are also evolving, leaving many scholars with outdated views of DITC and measurement instruments. Some practitioners also find it difficult to stay current and to assess DITC. This study aims to refresh our understanding of firm-wide DITC in the light of recent literature, as well as provide an effective, up-to-date measurement tool. Using the MacKenzie et al. (2011) scale development guidelines, we undertook steps to create an instrument to assess firm-wide DITC. These steps included initial item generation, additional item/dimension exploration, and the assessment of face validity, content validity, reliability, as well as nomological validity. The DITC instrument comprises eight dimensions and has 53 items. It is reliable and valid. We offer it to researchers and practitioners to use.