Producing competitive advantage from an infrastructure technology: The case of cloud computing

Xin (Robert) Luo; Wei Zhang; Ranjit Bose; Han Li; Q. B. Chung

doi:10.1080/10580530.2018.1440732

Producing competitive advantage from an infrastructure technology: The case of cloud computing

Xin (Robert) Luo
, Wei Zhang
, Ranjit Bose
, Han Li
, Q. B. Chung

Management Science & Information Systems

University of New Mexico
Villanova University

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Abstract

To determine the viability of cloud computing as a source of competitive advantage, we integrate the theory of diffusion of innovations and the theory of dynamic capabilities to synthesize the strengths of these theories into a framework. The theoretical framework with 13 propositions would enhance conceptual understanding of strategic initialization of cloud computing and its outcomes and should serve as a foundation for further theoretical and empirical investigations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	147-160
Number of pages	14
Journal	Information Systems Management
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2018.1440732
State	Published - Apr 3 2018

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Information Systems
Computer Science Applications
Library and Information Sciences

Keywords

business sustainability
Cloud computing
dynamic capability
strategic value
sustainable competitive advantage

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