%0 Journal Article
%T Exploring the determinants of software process improvement success: A dynamic capability view
%A Chung-Yang Chen
%A Jung-Chieh Lee
%J Information Development
%@ 1741-6469
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0266666917724194
%X Existing studies indicate that external knowledge exploration plays a critical role in software process improvement (SPI) success. However, how external SPI knowledge is utilized internally within firms for continual improvements under an organizationĄ¯s changing environments is still unclear. To address this question, this research uses the dynamic capabilities theory, by focusing on absorptive capacity (AC) ¨C a knowledge-based dynamic capability ¨C and its contextual influence, due to organizational climate, to explore and examine a firmĄ¯s ability to achieve and sustain SPI success. Specifically, we develop a model that considers cohesion, innovation and autonomy climates, to further explore how organizational climate influences AC. A survey is conducted to examine the model, by analyzing 125 Chinese and Taiwanese firms certified with Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), a recognized SPI program. Results suggest that cohesion, innovation and autonomy climates positively influence AC, which ultimately can lead to SPI success. In particular, among the three climates, cohesion climate plays a more dominant role in contributing to AC
%K software process improvement
%K capability maturity model integration
%K dynamic capability
%K absorptive capacity
%K organizational climate
%K innovation climate
%K China
%K Taiwan
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0266666917724194