Abstract
While the information systems literature highlights the business opportunities that digital innovation provides, the management literature foregrounds the challenges of path-dependent decision-makers face to exploit such potential. To bring these views together, we examine the impact of digital innovation on path-dependent decision-making. For this purpose, we conducted an experiment with 148 practitioners. Our study indicates that digital innovation has a negative impact on path-dependent decision-making, thus leading path-dependent decision-makers to deviate from their decision path. Furthermore, our results suggest that risk propensity and opportunity-threat perception mediate this relationship. Our study complements the literature on digital innovation with insights into the challenges of incumbents, adds to the literature on path dependence by shedding light on the behavior of path-dependent decision-makers in the face of digital innovation, and demonstrates how scholars can examine phenomena on digital innovation and path dependence with experiments.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICIS 2017 Proceedings |
Number of pages | 20 |
Place of Publication | Atlanta, GA |
Publisher | Association for Information Systems |
Publication date | 2018 |
Article number | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780996683159 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 38th International Conference on Information Systems: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation, ICIS 2017: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation - Coex Convention Center , Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 10 Dec 2017 → 13 Dec 2017 Conference number: 38 https://icis2017.aisnet.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 38th International Conference on Information Systems: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation, ICIS 2017 |
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Number | 38 |
Location | Coex Convention Center |
Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
City | Seoul |
Period | 10/12/2017 → 13/12/2017 |
Internet address |
Series | Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems |
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ISSN | 0000-0033 |
Keywords
- Decision making/makers
- Digital business model
- Digital innovation
- Organizational strategies
- Risk
- Strategic path