Clockspeed and Informational Response: Evidence from the Information Technology Industry

Haim Mendelson and Ravindran R. Pillai
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Haim Mendelson: Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5015
Ravindran R. Pillai: Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5015

Information Systems Research, 1998, vol. 9, issue 4, 415-433

Abstract: This paper presents evidence on ways in which firms in the IT industry respond to increased business dynamics. We show that the use of internal and external communication technologies and the adoption of informational “focus” strategies increase with the “clockspeed,” or dynamics, of the business environment. Our results support the information processing view of the firm.

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; Clockspeed; Dynamics; Information Processing; Communications; Focus; Information Overload (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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