How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive Capacity
Individual innovation is increasingly considered as a crucial element of organizational innovation. Prior research on user attributes as antecedents of innovation behavior (e.g., innovative use of IT) has identified three key factors: domain-specific knowledge and skills (e.g., prior knowledge), cre...
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doaj-d23711006b49461ebf800b1611ebaede2021-03-29T22:18:06ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362019-01-017507185073310.1109/ACCESS.2019.29111978691428How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive CapacityYuan Sun0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8659-1870Xinquan Wang1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5045-1462Zuopeng Zhang2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-9505Anol Bhattacherjee3School of Business Administration, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Business Administration, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, ChinaCoggin College of Business, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USAMuma College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAIndividual innovation is increasingly considered as a crucial element of organizational innovation. Prior research on user attributes as antecedents of innovation behavior (e.g., innovative use of IT) has identified three key factors: domain-specific knowledge and skills (e.g., prior knowledge), creativity-related skills (e.g., absorptive capacity), and intrinsic motivation. However, it is still unclear how these factors jointly impact the innovative use of IT. To address this knowledge gap, we propose a model that builds on the absorptive capacity theory and creativity literature to study how individuals' innovative use of IT is influenced by prior knowledge, absorptive capacity, and intrinsic motivation as well as their joint interactions. Conceptualizing prior knowledge in two constructs (IT knowledge and domain knowledge) and absorptive capacity in four constructs (acquisition, assimilation, transformation, and exploitation), we empirically validate the proposed model with a survey of 249 business intelligence (BI) system users. In addition, we identify two mediating roles of absorptive capacity: indirect-only or complementary. The findings enhance our understanding of the innovative use of IT.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8691428/User attributesinnovative use of ITBI usercomplementary mediationindirect-only mediation |
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How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive Capacity |
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How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive Capacity |
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How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive Capacity |
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How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive Capacity |
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How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive Capacity |
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how do it users’ attributes influence innovative use of it: the mediating role of individual absorptive capacity |
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Individual innovation is increasingly considered as a crucial element of organizational innovation. Prior research on user attributes as antecedents of innovation behavior (e.g., innovative use of IT) has identified three key factors: domain-specific knowledge and skills (e.g., prior knowledge), creativity-related skills (e.g., absorptive capacity), and intrinsic motivation. However, it is still unclear how these factors jointly impact the innovative use of IT. To address this knowledge gap, we propose a model that builds on the absorptive capacity theory and creativity literature to study how individuals' innovative use of IT is influenced by prior knowledge, absorptive capacity, and intrinsic motivation as well as their joint interactions. Conceptualizing prior knowledge in two constructs (IT knowledge and domain knowledge) and absorptive capacity in four constructs (acquisition, assimilation, transformation, and exploitation), we empirically validate the proposed model with a survey of 249 business intelligence (BI) system users. In addition, we identify two mediating roles of absorptive capacity: indirect-only or complementary. The findings enhance our understanding of the innovative use of IT. |
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