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How does technological opportunism affect firm performance? The mediating role of resource orchestration

Li, Lixu; Chen, Lujie; Yan, Ji; Xu, Cheng; Jiang, Nan

Authors

Lixu Li

Lujie Chen

Cheng Xu

Nan Jiang



Abstract

Despite widespread acknowledgment of the disruptive effects of digital technologies on firm performance, the mechanisms underlying such effects have not been adequately explained. To fill this gap, we consider two sub-components of technological opportunism (TO), that is, technology-sensing capability (TSC) and technology-responding capability (TRC), and investigate their effects on firm performance from the perspective of resource orchestration (RO). Using survey data from 350 Chinese companies across diverse industries, we find that three RO capabilities – structuring, bundling and leveraging – play different roles in the TO-performance relationship. In particular, resource structuring and leveraging fully mediate the TSC-performance relationship. In contrast, the TSC-performance relationship is fully mediated by resource structuring. Our findings contribute to the growing body of research on technology adoption by offering new theoretical explanations for the mechanisms behind the TO-performance relationship. Our study also helps companies develop effective ways to deal with digital disruption.

Citation

Li, L., Chen, L., Yan, J., Xu, C., & Jiang, N. (2023). How does technological opportunism affect firm performance? The mediating role of resource orchestration. Journal of Business Research, 166, Article 114093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114093

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 7, 2023
Online Publication Date Jun 22, 2023
Publication Date 2023-11
Deposit Date Jun 26, 2023
Publicly Available Date Dec 23, 2024
Journal Journal of Business Research
Print ISSN 0148-2963
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 166
Article Number 114093
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114093
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1171727