A cross-national comparison of perceived strategic importance of RFID for CIOs in Germany and Italy

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  • Stefanie Leimeister
  • Jan Marco Leimeister
  • Uta Franziska Knebel
  • Helmut Krcmar
چکیده

Purpose: Drawing from literature on innovation, strategy and culture the objective of this study is to explore the role of perceived potentials and perceived strategic importance on CIOs’ perspective on RFID technology in two different cultural settings. Methodology:Based on survey responses from463German and 157 Italian IT decisionmakerswe analyzed the data with PLS structural equation modeling. Findings: We show that perceived potentials of RFID influence the perceived strategic importance which positively influences CIOs’ intention to invest in RFID. The composition of perceived potentials affecting the strategic importance of RFID differs significantly in both cultures. In Germany, potentials attributed to RFID are improving quality, automating manpower, reducing counterfeits, and improving customer service. Italian CIOs value reducing stock inconsistencies, optimizing stock keeping, and improving customer service as RFID potentials. Regardless of culture, findings show that company size hardly has impact on perceived strategic importance. Originality/value: This research shows on a large empirical basis cultural differences in the perception of RFID in two countries using PLS.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Int J. Information Management

دوره 29  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009