Paper Type
full
Description
The strategic role of Enterprise Architecture (EA) in deploying and managing information technology (IT) and business resources has a longstanding research tradition. In this particular domain falls the literature on EA-based capabilities and their contribution to organizational benefits. This study conceptualizes and defines EA-based capabilities, following the dynamic capabilities view (DCV), and proposes a research model that tries to explain how dynamic enterprise architecture capabilities enable operational capabilities within firms. Data is collected from 299 CIO’s and IT managers to test hypotheses associated with the research model. The findings show that dynamic enterprise architecture capabilities enhance operational capabilities and the firms’ EA resources are essential in the development of dynamic enterprise architecture capabilities. This study advances our understanding of how to efficaciously delineate dynamic enterprise architecture capabilities in enabling operational capabilities, and thus, the firm’s living in the present, as a foundation to enhance competitive firm performance.
Recommended Citation
Van de Wetering, Rogier, "Enterprise Architecture Resources, Dynamic Capabilities, and their Pathways to Operational Value" (2019). ICIS 2019 Proceedings. 6.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2019/is_development/is_development/6
Enterprise Architecture Resources, Dynamic Capabilities, and their Pathways to Operational Value
The strategic role of Enterprise Architecture (EA) in deploying and managing information technology (IT) and business resources has a longstanding research tradition. In this particular domain falls the literature on EA-based capabilities and their contribution to organizational benefits. This study conceptualizes and defines EA-based capabilities, following the dynamic capabilities view (DCV), and proposes a research model that tries to explain how dynamic enterprise architecture capabilities enable operational capabilities within firms. Data is collected from 299 CIO’s and IT managers to test hypotheses associated with the research model. The findings show that dynamic enterprise architecture capabilities enhance operational capabilities and the firms’ EA resources are essential in the development of dynamic enterprise architecture capabilities. This study advances our understanding of how to efficaciously delineate dynamic enterprise architecture capabilities in enabling operational capabilities, and thus, the firm’s living in the present, as a foundation to enhance competitive firm performance.