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The impact of e-commerce capabilities on agricultural firms’ performance gains: the mediating role of organizational agility

Lei Li (College of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China)
Jiabao Lin (College of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China)
Ofir Turel (Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, California State University, Fullerton, California, USA)
Peng Liu (Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, California State University, Fullerton, California, USA)
Xin (Robert) Luo (Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)

Industrial Management & Data Systems

ISSN: 0263-5577

Article publication date: 14 July 2020

Issue publication date: 18 July 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the impact of e-commerce capabilities on agricultural firms’ performance gains through organizational agility.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey was used to collect data from 280 managers of agricultural firms. The proposed model was tested via structural equation modeling.

Findings

The empirical results indicated that organizational agility plays a mediating role in conveying the positive influences of e-commerce capabilities on agricultural firms’ performance gains. Specifically, managerial, talent and technical capabilities have different effects on market capitalization and operational adjustment agility, with talent capability performing the most important role. Market capitalization and operational adjustment agility have positive impacts on financial and nonfinancial performance gains, respectively.

Originality/value

This study provides a new framework to understand the relationships between e-commerce capabilities, organizational agility and agricultural firms’ performance gains.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71873047, 71501078), a grant from the National Social Science Fund of China (19ZDA115), a grant from the Soft Science Foundation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China (RKX2019030B), a grant from the Soft Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2019A101002099), and a grant from the Special Research Foundation of the Ministry of Education of Guangdong Province (2020KZDZX1041).

Citation

Li, L., Lin, J., Turel, O., Liu, P. and Luo, X.(R). (2020), "The impact of e-commerce capabilities on agricultural firms’ performance gains: the mediating role of organizational agility", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 120 No. 7, pp. 1265-1286. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-08-2019-0421

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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