The impact of e-commerce capabilities on agricultural firms’ performance gains: the mediating role of organizational agility
Industrial Management & Data Systems
ISSN: 0263-5577
Article publication date: 14 July 2020
Issue publication date: 18 July 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the impact of e-commerce capabilities on agricultural firms’ performance gains through organizational agility.
Design/methodology/approach
A survey was used to collect data from 280 managers of agricultural firms. The proposed model was tested via structural equation modeling.
Findings
The empirical results indicated that organizational agility plays a mediating role in conveying the positive influences of e-commerce capabilities on agricultural firms’ performance gains. Specifically, managerial, talent and technical capabilities have different effects on market capitalization and operational adjustment agility, with talent capability performing the most important role. Market capitalization and operational adjustment agility have positive impacts on financial and nonfinancial performance gains, respectively.
Originality/value
This study provides a new framework to understand the relationships between e-commerce capabilities, organizational agility and agricultural firms’ performance gains.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71873047, 71501078), a grant from the National Social Science Fund of China (19ZDA115), a grant from the Soft Science Foundation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China (RKX2019030B), a grant from the Soft Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2019A101002099), and a grant from the Special Research Foundation of the Ministry of Education of Guangdong Province (2020KZDZX1041).
Citation
Li, L., Lin, J., Turel, O., Liu, P. and Luo, X.(R). (2020), "The impact of e-commerce capabilities on agricultural firms’ performance gains: the mediating role of organizational agility", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 120 No. 7, pp. 1265-1286. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-08-2019-0421
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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