Resource-Based Perspective on ICT Use and Firm Performance: A Meta-analysis Investigating the Moderating Role of Cross-Country ICT Development Status

•Not all ICTs are strategic resources.•Enabling Technologies (ETs) act as strategic resources and have a significant influence on business performance.•General Purpose Technologies (GPTs) and ETs together act as strategic resources and have a significant influence on business performance.•When ETs are used alone, they provide better performance than when they are used together with GPTs.•ETs have more influence on business performance in countries with more developed ICT infrastructure.