The role of enterprise information systems strategies enabled strategy-making on organizational innovativeness: a resource orchestration perspective

Abstract

Purpose

The paper aims to establish the role of enterprise information systems strategies (ISS) enabled by business strategies for attaining organizational innovativeness (ORIN) mediated by performance (decision-making and business processes) under environmental turbulence.

Design/methodology/approach

The research framework is developed based on theoretical grounding and validated with the help of 408 responses from Brazil using SmartPLS path modeling.

Findings

The results of the research suggest that the resource orchestra of enterprise information systems strategy-enabled strategy-making can be a viable alternative to enhance innovation activities in the organizations through the mediated role of performance (decision-making and business process).

Practical implications

The research demonstrates the role of business function (information systems) strategy enabled overall business strategy-making for achieving innovations in the organization. Fortune organizations are exploiting the information systems strategy enabled business strategy for innovations in the organization; such as Amazon, Walmart, Costco, etc.

Originality/value

The proposed and validated model is a contribution to the enterprise information systems strategy theory. This model presents the role of resource orchestras in achieving innovations in organizations.

Citation

Yoshikuni, A.C. and Dwivedi, R. (2023), "The role of enterprise information systems strategies enabled strategy-making on organizational innovativeness: a resource orchestration perspective", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 172-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-10-2021-0442