Abstract
Although literature indicates that big data and predictive analytics (BDPA)convey a distinct organisational capability, little is known about their performance effects in particular contextual conditions (inter alia, national context and culture, and firm size). Grounding our investigation in the dynamic capability views and organisational culture and based on a sample of 205 Indian manufacturing organisations, we empirically investigate the effects of BDPA on social performance (SP)and environmental performance (EP)using variance based structural equation modelling (i.e. PLS). We find that BDPA has significant impact on SP/EP. However, we did not find evidence for moderating role of flexible orientation and control orientation in the links between BDPA and SP/EP. Our findings offer a more nuanced understanding of the performance implications of BDPA, thereby addressing the crucial questions of how and when BDPA can enhance social/environmental sustainability in supply chains.
DOI
10.1016/j.techfore.2017.06.020
Publication Date
2017-07-15
Publication Title
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
ISSN
0040-1625
Embargo Period
2019-01-15
Organisational Unit
Plymouth Business School
Recommended Citation
Dubey, R., Gunasekaran, A., Childe, S., Papadopoulos, T., Luo, Z., Wamba, S., & Roubaud, D. (2017) 'Can big data and predictive analytics improve social and environmental sustainability?', Technological Forecasting and Social Change, . Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.06.020
