Purpose

This study aims to examine how and when digital platform capabilities drive technological innovation from a strategic information perspective, regarding information flow and information quality as mediators and business intelligence analytics as a moderator.

Design/methodology/approach

This study engaged corporate executives in surveys and obtained 182 firm data and then tested the hypotheses using linear regression models and the robustness using the structural equation model.

Findings

Digital platform capabilities drive corporate technological innovation through access to strategic information, i.e. strategic information mediates between digital platform capabilities and technological innovation. Business intelligence analytics increases the influence of strategic information on technological innovation.

Practical implications

This study underlines the importance for companies to construct digital platform capabilities to access strategic information to achieve technological innovation and the role of business intelligence analytics in processing strategic information.

Originality/value

This study finds a new perspective, strategic information, to explain the mechanisms by which digital platform capabilities drive firms’ technological innovation. In addition, the robustness of the resource-based view in understanding digital platform capabilities is stressed.

中文翻译：

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检查数字平台功能如何以及何时推动技术创新：战略信息视角

目的

本研究旨在从战略信息的角度研究数字平台功能如何以及何时推动技术创新，将信息流和信息质量作为中介，将商业智能分析作为调节者。

设计/方法/途径

本研究对企业高管进行了调查，获得了 182 家公司的数据，然后使用线性回归模型检验了假设，并使用结构方程模型检验了稳健性。

发现

数字平台能力通过获取战略信息驱动企业技术创新，即战略信息在数字平台能力和技术创新之间起中介作用。商业智能分析增加了战略信息对技术创新的影响。

实际影响

本研究强调了企业构建数字平台能力以获取战略信息以实现技术创新的重要性，以及商业智能分析在处理战略信息中的作用。

原创性/价值

本研究找到了一个新的视角——战略信息，来解释数字平台能力驱动企业技术创新的机制。此外，强调了基于资源的观点在理解数字平台能力方面的稳健性。