Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been considered as a strong mechanism for improving business growth and achieving competitive advantage. ICT based network competence is critical for developing and maintaining long-term relationships with customers, suppliers and other relevan...
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| author | Tehseen, Shehnaz * Yafi, E. Sajilan, Sulaiman Rehman, H. U. Butt, S. M. |
| author_facet | Tehseen, Shehnaz * Yafi, E. Sajilan, Sulaiman Rehman, H. U. Butt, S. M. |
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| description | Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been considered as a strong mechanism for improving business growth and achieving competitive advantage.
ICT based network competence is critical for developing and maintaining long-term relationships with customers, suppliers and other relevant parties. Assuming the
mediating role of ICT based network competence, the main objective of this paper was to analyse the mediating effects of ICT based network competence in the relationship between strategic competency and firms’ competitive advantage in the context of Malaysian manufacturing SMEs. Survey strategy was used to collect data via standard structured questionnaire from 170 Malaysian entrepreneurs of manufacturing SMEs
from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. PLS-SEM technique was used for analysis of data. The study found a positive significant impact of strategic competency on competitive
advantage, and also revealed a strong mediating influence of ICT based network competence on the relationship between strategic competency and competitive advantage. |
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| spelling | sunway-11132019-10-01T08:36:13Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1113/ Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs Tehseen, Shehnaz * Yafi, E. Sajilan, Sulaiman Rehman, H. U. Butt, S. M. HF Commerce Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been considered as a strong mechanism for improving business growth and achieving competitive advantage. ICT based network competence is critical for developing and maintaining long-term relationships with customers, suppliers and other relevant parties. Assuming the mediating role of ICT based network competence, the main objective of this paper was to analyse the mediating effects of ICT based network competence in the relationship between strategic competency and firms’ competitive advantage in the context of Malaysian manufacturing SMEs. Survey strategy was used to collect data via standard structured questionnaire from 170 Malaysian entrepreneurs of manufacturing SMEs from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. PLS-SEM technique was used for analysis of data. The study found a positive significant impact of strategic competency on competitive advantage, and also revealed a strong mediating influence of ICT based network competence on the relationship between strategic competency and competitive advantage. Academy of Entrepreneurship 2019-05-01 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1113/1/Shehnaz%20Does%20ICT%20based.pdf Tehseen, Shehnaz * and Yafi, E. and Sajilan, Sulaiman and Rehman, H. U. and Butt, S. M. (2019) Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 23 (2). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1099 9264 https://www.abacademies.org/journals/international-journal-of-entrepreneurship-home.html |
| spellingShingle | HF Commerce Tehseen, Shehnaz * Yafi, E. Sajilan, Sulaiman Rehman, H. U. Butt, S. M. Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs |
| title | Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs |
| title_full | Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs |
| title_fullStr | Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs |
| title_short | Does ICT based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on SMEs’competitve advantage? An empirical evidence from Malaysian manufacturing SMEs |
| title_sort | does ict based network competence mediate strategic competency’s impact on smes’competitve advantage? an empirical evidence from malaysian manufacturing smes |
| topic | HF Commerce |
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