Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector

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Autor(a) principal: Vanti, Adolfo Alberto
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Przyczynski, Renato
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: RAM. Revista de Administração Mackenzie
Texto Completo: https://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/RAM/article/view/2960
Resumo: This paper analyzed, under the Resource-Based View (RBV) perspective, the internal Information Technology (IT) resources as providers for competitive advantage. The main analysis of this historical longitudinal study investigated 17 strategic attributes through a qualitative exploratory approach. Each strategic attribute was identified, characterized and defined according to the corresponding RBV authors, before being used in the analysis. This multiple case study considered the competitive dynamics in two metalmechanic leading and highly competitive organizations in terms of technological innovation. The study consists of interviews with 16 senior executives (twelve CEOs and four CIOs) whose narrative made possible the reconstruction of twenty years of competitive history considering relevant economic events or critical phases identified during each studied period. After the reconstruction of the competitive history, the identification of resources and the critical economic events the senior executives were encouraged to give their opinion about the strategic potential of the identified IT resources. Understanding IT intervention was important to study the way according to the adopted instrument the IT resources support competitiveness according to the RBV perspective. Content analysis, following Bardin’s approach was useful to the unveiling of meanings from different speeches based on inference or deduction and, simultaneously, following specific criteria to generate proper data for the theme structures. The IT resources did not contribute strategically dissociated from the other resources during the critical economic events faced by the two organizations. The two organizations recognized the strategic potential of using integrated resources for the development of new strategies and the maintenance of existing ones. Among the results the study revealed the different IT strategic attributes and their interaction with the critical events at the studied organizations. The strategic attributes were associated with some of the identified resources such as Product Configurator (PC), Commercial Module (CM) and Virtual Manufacture (VM).                           
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spelling Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial SectorRecursos De Tecnología De La Información Sustentadores De Ventaja Competitiva: Un Estudio En El Sector Metal-Mecánico AgroindustrialRecursos de Tecnologia da Informação Sustentadores de Vantagem Competitiva Empresarial: Estudo no Setor Metal-Mecânico AgroindustrialTecnologia da InformaçãoTIcompetitividadeVisão Baseada em RecursosVBR.This paper analyzed, under the Resource-Based View (RBV) perspective, the internal Information Technology (IT) resources as providers for competitive advantage. The main analysis of this historical longitudinal study investigated 17 strategic attributes through a qualitative exploratory approach. Each strategic attribute was identified, characterized and defined according to the corresponding RBV authors, before being used in the analysis. This multiple case study considered the competitive dynamics in two metalmechanic leading and highly competitive organizations in terms of technological innovation. The study consists of interviews with 16 senior executives (twelve CEOs and four CIOs) whose narrative made possible the reconstruction of twenty years of competitive history considering relevant economic events or critical phases identified during each studied period. After the reconstruction of the competitive history, the identification of resources and the critical economic events the senior executives were encouraged to give their opinion about the strategic potential of the identified IT resources. Understanding IT intervention was important to study the way according to the adopted instrument the IT resources support competitiveness according to the RBV perspective. Content analysis, following Bardin’s approach was useful to the unveiling of meanings from different speeches based on inference or deduction and, simultaneously, following specific criteria to generate proper data for the theme structures. The IT resources did not contribute strategically dissociated from the other resources during the critical economic events faced by the two organizations. The two organizations recognized the strategic potential of using integrated resources for the development of new strategies and the maintenance of existing ones. Among the results the study revealed the different IT strategic attributes and their interaction with the critical events at the studied organizations. The strategic attributes were associated with some of the identified resources such as Product Configurator (PC), Commercial Module (CM) and Virtual Manufacture (VM).                           Este estudio analizó los recursos internos de Tecnología de la Información (TI) como mantenedor de ventaja competitiva bajo la óptica de la Visión Basada en Recursos (VBR). El análisis investigó 17 atributos estratégicos en un estudio cualitativo de carácter exploratorio y con un histórico-longitudinal. Cada uno de los atributos fue debidamente identificado, caracterizado y conceptuado por sus respectivos autores, seguidores de la RBV, antes de ser utilizados en los análisis. El estudio de casos múltiples consideró la dinámica competitiva de dos organizaciones, líderes del sector metal-mecánico y significativamente competitivas en innovación tecnológica. Las narrativas de 16 ejecutivos (doce CEOs y cuatro CIOs) contribuyeron para la reconstitución de veinte años de competitividad empresarial, han sido considerados eventos económicos relevantes o fases críticas identificadas en el periodo estudiado. Al finalizar la recuperación de la trayectoria recorrida por la dinámica competitiva y, una vez identificados los recursos y los momentos críticos de mayor competitividad, los ejecutivos séniores fueron encorajados a posicionarse en cuanto al potencial estratégico de los recursos. La compresión de las intervenciones de TI en la dinámica competitiva fue importante para estudiar cómo, en consonancia con el instrumento adoptado, la TI apoya la competitividad según los criterios de la RBV. El análisis de contenido, según las proposiciones de Bardin trata del desvelamiento de significaciones de diferentes tipos de discursos, basándose en la inferencia o deducción, pero que, simultáneamente, respeta criterios específicos propiciadores de datos en estructuras temáticas. Los recursos de TI no contribuyeron estratégicamente, por lo menos de forma disociada de los demás recursos, durante las fases críticas de la competitividad en las dos organizaciones. Las dos organizaciones reconocieron que la utilización conjunta de diferentes recursos de TI puede representar la fuerza mayor en la creación de nuevas estrategias y mantenimiento de las estrategias más antiguas. De entre los principales resultados, el estudio reveló el los diferentes atributos estratégicos de TI interactuando con las fases críticas de la competitividad en las organizaciones estudiadas. Estos atributos fueron fundamentados en los recursos denominados Configurador de Producto (CP), Módulo Comercial (MC) y Manufactura Virtual (MV).Este estudo analisou os recursos internos de Tecnologia da Informação (TI) como sustentadores de vantagem competitiva sob a ótica da Visão Baseada em Recursos (VBR). A análise investigou dezessete atributos estratégicos em um estudo qualitativo de caráter exploratório e com um histórico-longitudinal. Foi aplicado em múltiplos casos considerando a dinâmica competitiva de duas organizações, líderes do setor metal-mecânico e significativamente competitivas em inovação tecnológica. O estudo considerou as narrativas de 16 executivos (doze CEOs e quatro CIOs) a partir da reconstituição de vinte anos de competitividade empresarial, tendo sido considerados eventos econômicos relevantes ou fases críticas identificadas no período estudado. Dentre os principais resultados, o estudo revelou os diferentes atributos estratégicos de TI interagindo com as fases críticas da competitividade nas organizações estudadas. Estes atributos foram fundamentados nos recursos denominados Configurador de Produto (CP), Módulo Comercial (MC) e Manufatura Virtual (MV).Palavras-chave: Tecnologia da Informação; TI; competitividade; Visão Baseada em Recursos; VBR.Editora Mackenzie2012-05-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado por Paresapplication/pdfapplication/mswordapplication/vnd.ms-excelapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documenthttps://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/RAM/article/view/2960Revista de Administração Mackenzie; Vol. 13 No. 4 (2012)Revista de Administração Mackenzie; Vol. 13 Núm. 4 (2012)Revista de Administração Mackenzie (Mackenzie Management Review); v. 13 n. 4 (2012)1678-69711518-6776reponame:RAM. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector
Recursos De Tecnología De La Información Sustentadores De Ventaja Competitiva: Un Estudio En El Sector Metal-Mecánico Agroindustrial
Recursos de Tecnologia da Informação Sustentadores de Vantagem Competitiva Empresarial: Estudo no Setor Metal-Mecânico Agroindustrial
title Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector
spellingShingle Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector
Vanti, Adolfo Alberto
Tecnologia da Informação
TI
competitividade
Visão Baseada em Recursos
VBR.
title_short Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector
title_full Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector
title_fullStr Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector
title_full_unstemmed Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector
title_sort Information Technology Resources Supporting Competitive Advantage: A Study In The Metalmechanic Agroindustrial Sector
author Vanti, Adolfo Alberto
author_facet Vanti, Adolfo Alberto
Przyczynski, Renato
author_role author
author2 Przyczynski, Renato
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Vanti, Adolfo Alberto
Przyczynski, Renato
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Tecnologia da Informação
TI
competitividade
Visão Baseada em Recursos
VBR.
topic Tecnologia da Informação
TI
competitividade
Visão Baseada em Recursos
VBR.
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