This work aims to illustrate how environmental context and organizational structure influence firms strategic choices and how they lead to different capabilities configuration. Drawing upon the main assumption of contingency theory and resource-based view, this paper explores such issue in the specific context of integrated solutions in IT sectors. Integrated solution is an emerging business model that combines products and services; the integrated solutions context appears appropriate for such studies due to the novelty of the offer, the hi-tech characteristics and the big importance assumed by the development of adequate capabilities. The contributions of this paper are twofold: (a) the development of a preliminary taxonomy of capabilities required to offer integrated solutions in the IT sector and (b) analysis of the factors that lead to difference in capabilities configuration across firms.
Configuring Capabilities for Integrated Solutions: Evidence from the IT Sector
CECI, Federica
2007-01-01
Abstract
This work aims to illustrate how environmental context and organizational structure influence firms strategic choices and how they lead to different capabilities configuration. Drawing upon the main assumption of contingency theory and resource-based view, this paper explores such issue in the specific context of integrated solutions in IT sectors. Integrated solution is an emerging business model that combines products and services; the integrated solutions context appears appropriate for such studies due to the novelty of the offer, the hi-tech characteristics and the big importance assumed by the development of adequate capabilities. The contributions of this paper are twofold: (a) the development of a preliminary taxonomy of capabilities required to offer integrated solutions in the IT sector and (b) analysis of the factors that lead to difference in capabilities configuration across firms.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
