Linking routines to the evolution of IT capability on agent-based modeling and simulation: a dynamic perspective

作者:Bai, B (Bai, Bing)^{[ 1 ]} ; Yoo, B (Yoo, Byungjoon)^{[ 2 ]} ; Deng, XQ (Deng, Xiuquan)^{[ 3,5 ]} ; Kim, I (Kim, Iljoo)^{[ 4 ]} ; Gao, DH (Gao, Dehua)^{[ 3 ]} 

IT capability as an important source of competitive advantage has been strongly emphasized in the strategic management literature, yet the formation and evolution of IT capability in the ever-changing business environment are not well explained. To fill this gap, this paper takes routine as the unit of analysis, depicts a micro-interpretation of the formation and evolution of IT capabilities from the routine-based and dynamic perspective, and uses the agent-based simulation methodology to simulate the evolutionary process of IT capability as well as to identify the underlying principles. In order to provide a better presentation of the evolutionary process, a routine-based view of the enterprise explicitly recognizes relationships of IT resources and capabilities. The simulation results show that the evolution of IT capability is a dynamic adaption and learning process. From the routine-based view, the evolution of IT capability is indeed the process of variation, selection, and retention for IT routines.