Title: Is information technology valuable for automotive production industries? An empirical insight from Iranian automotive industries

Authors: Mahdi Mahmoudsalehi; Kamran Feizi; Mohammad Taghi Taqhavifard; Iman Raeesi Vanani

Addresses: Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: This research aim to develop a model for measuring information technology business value in automobile production to clarify the findings of previous research in this regard. The research sample included an Iranian automobile producing company, which the process of supply, logistics, and production were selected as case of study. Given the research exploratory and descriptive nature of research, sequential qualitative mixed method was selected. Based on the research findings, the measurement model of information technology business value in automobile production included six categories of business value, strategic perspective, business capabilities, business process, information technology resources, and information technology impacts. Given the research propositions, relationships between different categories and the conceptual model of the research were developed. This article synthesises the prior research, provides new empirical insights that gathered on the basis of IT business value concept, and proposes an innovative construct for IT business value.

Keywords: IT business value; IT value chain; IT contribution; IT investment; automotive industries; organisational productivity; sequential qualitative method.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVCM.2019.099098

International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2019 Vol.10 No.2, pp.107 - 122

Received: 18 Jun 2018
Accepted: 01 Oct 2018
Published online: 15 Apr 2019 *

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