TY - JOUR
AU1 - Arora, Bharat
AU2 - Rahman, Zillur
AB - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of superior IT capability on financial performance of firms in the chemicals and chemical products industry in India.Design/methodology/approachFinancial performance of 28 firms with superior IT capability has been compared with benchmark over a period of six years.FindingsThis research has five important findings for the chemicals and chemical products industry in India: there is positive association between superior IT capability and return on sales (ROS); firms with superior IT capability are able to earn higher margins on their products; asset turn of firms with superior IT capability is less than benchmark; capital markets give higher valuation to firms with superior IT capability; and this superior performance in terms of better ROS and higher capital market valuation is sustainable over a period of time.Originality/valueThis is the first empirical study that has analysed the influence of IT capability on financial performance of firms in a specific industry in the context of India.
TI - Information technology capability as competitive advantage in emerging markets
JF - International Journal of Emerging Markets
DO - 10.1108/IJoEM-07-2015-0127
DA - 2017-07-17
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/information-technology-capability-as-competitive-advantage-in-emerging-00dJKpgx2z
SP - 447
EP - 463
VL - 12
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -