ABSTRACT We investigate whether the information technology (IT) function’s competence and role affect organizational ambidexterity. We first hypothesize that IT function competence is positively related to organizational ambidexterity. Following this, we suggest that the role of the IT function moderates the aforementioned relationship. We test our hypotheses with a matched pair sample of business managers and IT managers. Our results show that IT function competence positively influences organizational ambidexterity. Furthermore, this relationship is stronger when the IT function aims to be an active business partner or aims to reduce architectural complexity. Our study contributes to research on the IT function and IT value.

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将信息技术职能的作用与其对组织的贡献联系起来

摘要 我们调查了信息技术 (IT) 职能的能力和角色是否会影响组织的二元性。我们首先假设 IT 职能能力与组织的二元性正相关。在此之后，我们建议 IT 职能的作用可以调节上述关系。我们使用匹配的业务经理和 IT 经理样本来测试我们的假设。我们的结果表明，IT 职能能力对组织的二元性有积极影响。此外，当 IT 功能旨在成为积极的业务合作伙伴或旨在降低架构复杂性时，这种关系会更加牢固。我们的研究有助于研究 IT 功能和 IT 价值。