Mediating effects of business process for international trade industry on the relationship between information capital and company performance

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Highlights:

• Prior Studies of information capital influencing organizational performance focused less on international trade.

• With knowledge-intensive properties, international trade companies adopt Information capitals as competitive tools.

• Our study proves that business process plays a mediating role between information capital and company performance.

• Timely adjustments of business processes enhance information capital impacts on international trade company performance.

摘要

•Prior Studies of information capital influencing organizational performance focused less on international trade.•With knowledge-intensive properties, international trade companies adopt Information capitals as competitive tools.•Our study proves that business process plays a mediating role between information capital and company performance.•Timely adjustments of business processes enhance information capital impacts on international trade company performance.

论文关键词:Information capital,Business process,Company performance,Knowledge-based view

论文评审过程:Received 22 November 2016, Revised 31 March 2017, Accepted 11 April 2017, Available online 26 May 2017, Version of Record 26 May 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.04.004