多维度信息技术匹配对企业敏捷性影响的实证研究

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 信息技术匹配与企业敏捷性之间的悖论关系一直是学术界争论的焦点。为了揭示信息技术匹配究竟是增加还是阻碍企业敏捷性，本文基于维度的观点，将信息技术匹配划分为知识维度匹配和社会维度匹配，构建了知识维度匹配、社会维度匹配、企业敏捷性、环境动态性和企业绩效的研究模型，探究知识维度和社会维度的信息技术匹配对企业敏捷性的影响以及环境动态性的调节效应。利用结构方程模型对429家中国企业的调查问卷进行数据分析和模型拟合。研究结果显示，知识维度匹配对企业敏捷性的影响不显著，而社会维度匹配却对企业敏捷性有显著的正向影响；环境动态性负向调节知识维度匹配与企业敏捷性之间的关系，而对社会维度匹配与企业敏捷性的关系无调节效应。同时，企业敏捷性完全中介社会维度匹配对企业绩效的影响。上述结果为信息技术匹配与企业敏捷性之间的悖论关系提供了理论解释，并能够为企业增强敏捷性，并且最终提高其绩效提供实践指导。

关键词: 知识维度匹配, 社会维度匹配, 企业敏捷性, 环境动态性, 企业绩效

Abstract: The paradox between Information Technology (IT) alignment and agility has been a focus of academic debate. In order to explore whether IT alignment enhances or impedes agility, this paper divides IT alignment into intellectual alignment and social alignment, builds the research model of intellectual alignment, social alignment, organizational agility, environmental dynamism and firm performance, and examines impacts of intellectual alignment and social alignment on agility and the moderating effects of environmental dynamism. Data analysis and model estimation are performed on matched-pair survey of 429 Chinese shipbuilding enterprises by using structural equation model. The results show that intellectual alignment has no impact on agility, while social alignment positively affects agility. Environmental dynamism negatively moderates the relationship between intellectual alignment and agility, but has no moderating impact on the social alignment and agility. At the same time, agility fully mediates the influence of social alignment on firm performance. The above results provide a theoretical explanation for the paradoxical relationship between IT alignment and organizational agility, and also provide practical guidelines for firms to promote agility and ultimately improve performance.

Key words: intellectual alignment, social alignment, organizational agility, environmental dynamism, firm performance

胡皓, 王念新, 葛世伦. 多维度信息技术匹配对企业敏捷性影响的实证研究[J]. 管理评论, 2022, 34(4): 140-152.

Hu Hao, Wang Nianxin, Ge Shilun. Effects of Multi-dimension Information Technology Alignment on Organizational Agility: An Empirical Study[J]. Management Review, 2022, 34(4): 140-152.

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