基于兼容性的企业IT能力匹配研究

Research on Alignment of Firm IT Capabilities Based on Comparability

基于资源观理论的IT能力并不能为企业带来持续的竞争优势。IT能力由核心IT能力与基本IT能力构成,企业能否获得持续竞争优势取决于企业IT能力匹配。基于消费者理论,文章利用Stackelberg模型研究了企业之间的不同阶层的IT能力要素匹配,如果竞争企业对IT服务标准选择了高兼容度策略时,在位企业只能通过扩大核心IT能力优势,以获得纵向差异化竞争优势;如果竞争企业对IT服务标准选择了低兼容度策略时,其将提升自己的核心IT能力,而在位企业只需要保持核心IT能力优势,就可以获得竞争优势。两种竞争优势可以相互转化,使竞争优势具有持续性、动态性。

IT capability based on RBV cannot provide firms with durative competitive advantage.IT capability consists of basic IT capability and critical IT capability.Meaning alignment of IT capability is that firm will select optimal basic IT capability compatibility according to difference of critical IT capability between two firms.This paper used Stackelberg model to research alignment of IT capability factors based on consumer theory.When competitor selected higher compatibility to IT service standards,the incumbent firm should enlarge critical IT capability advantage,which enable it to achieve vertical differentiation competitive advantage;when competitor selected lower compatibility to IT service standards again and enhance its critical IT capability,the incumbent firm only keep its critical IT capability advantage,which can achieve competitive advantage.Two kinds of competitive can transform each other,which enable competitive advantage to be persistence and dynamic.