From IT Leveraging Competence to Competitive Advantage in Turbulent Environments: The Case of New Product Development

A burning question for information systems (IS) researchers and practitioners is whether and how IT can build a competitive advantage in turbulent environments. To address this question, this study focuses on the business process level of analysis and introduces the construct of IT leveraging competence---the ability to effectively use IT functionalities. This construct is conceptualized in the context of new product development (NPD). IT...