Antecedents and Effect of IT Usage on Performance: A Research Framework and Empirical Study

Information Technology (IT) Usage is an important construct in Information Systems research. While the relationship between IT Usage and Performance is well studied along with the antecedents of IT Usage, extant research has not yet fully explored an integrated model of IT Usage, its antecedents and impact on performance. In this paper, we propose an integrated theoretical framework for such an effort. We detail our preliminary results for a section of the theoretical model to demonstrate the viability of the research model. We find that for our research context, the preliminary results align well with theoretical predictions. We show strong statistical relationships between actual IT Usage and performance at the business unit level in both cross sectional and panel data analysis. We conclude by discussing the proposed data collection and analysis approach for testing the integrated theoretical framework for the relationship between IT Usage, its antecedents and impact on performance.