Las TIC como inductores de competitividad y facilitadores del éxito empresarial

IT as Inductors of Competitiveness and Facilitators of Business Success

Carlos Piñeiro Sánchez. A Coruña (España)

Pablo de Llano Monelos. A Coruña (España)

Manuel Rodríguez López. A Coruña (España)

Artículo completo / Full paper

Las TIC como inductores de competitividad y facilitadores del éxito empresarial

IT as Inductors of Competitiveness and Facilitators of Business Success

Carlos Piñeiro Sánchez. A Coruña (España)

Pablo de Llano Monelos. A Coruña (España)

Manuel Rodríguez López. A Coruña (España)

Resumen / Abstract

La teoría de recursos y capacidades argumenta que la competitividad de la empresa se relaciona con la posesión de ciertos medios que, por su escasez, singularidad o carestía, permiten que la empresa disfrute de ventajas competitivas sostenibles. Las inversiones en TIC son relevantes en este sentido, no solo por su papel como instrumento operativo sino también, y sobre todo, por sus interacciones con activos intangibles que, como la experiencia o la capacidad para innovar, pueden dar lugar a sinergias y en último término a ventajas competitivas. Este trabajo examina el impacto de las inversiones en TIC sobre la supervivencia empresarial, entendida como un indicador externo de salud financiera y éxito competitivo.

The resource-based view of the firm argues that firms’ competitiveness is explained by the availability of scarce, non-imitable, and non-transferrable resources. The competitive value of IT investments lies on synergies between installed resources and some underlying capabilities, e.g. know-how or the ability to innovate. Therefore, highly-competitive companies should be able to survive longer than other comparable firms. This work examines whether IT resources and capabilities modify the average longevity of the companies.

Palabras Clave / Keywords

Tecnologías de la información, Teoría de recursos y capacidades, Competitividad, Análisis de supervivencia.

Information technology, Resource-based view, Competitiveness, Survival analysis.

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Piñeiro, C.; de Llano, P.; Rodríguez, M. (2016). Las TIC como inductores de competitividad y facilitadores del éxito empresarial. International Journal of Information Systems and Software Engineering for Big Companies (IJISEBC), 3(1), 8-26. (www.ijisebc.com)