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Spline regressions were used to model the relationship between IT and competitive advantages.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study found that IT could significantly influence a firm's competitive advantage, and the effects are nonlinear.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The modeled relationship between IT and competitive advantages may not hold in different cultural environments and industrial settings. The sample size was small.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>A higher IT focus may improve a firm's competitive advantage. 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