scholarly journals The Influence of the Configuration Effect of Social Capital and Knowledge Absorptive Capacity on the Cooperation Intensity of Cooperatives Participating in Agricultural Industrialization Consortia

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 01060
Author(s):  
Wenziyi Zhang ◽  
Xueshun Wang ◽  
Hong Yang ◽  
Xiao Hu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Risk Sharing ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Driving Mechanism ◽  
Agricultural Industrialization ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Influence Mechanism ◽  
Close Cooperation

Agricultural industrialization consortia fully realize the organizational advantages of division of labor, risk sharing, and benefit sharing, which mainly rely on close cooperation of members under integrated governance, but the current influence mechanism on the intensity of cooperation is yet to be explored in depth. Using 40 member cooperatives of agricultural industrialization consortia in Sichuan Province as research samples, this paper explores the mechanism by which the configuration effects of five conditional factors at the levels of social capital and knowledge absorptive capacity can generate different cooperative intensity of cooperative participation in consortia using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. It was found that (1) the driving mechanism of high cooperative intensity of cooperatives was divided into three paths; (2) the driving mechanism of non-high cooperative intensity of cooperatives was divided into two paths and had an asymmetric relationship with the driving mechanism of high cooperative intensity of cooperatives. The findings of this paper help to expand the research perspective on cooperative intensity at the level of social capital and knowledge absorptive capacity configuration, and provide useful insights for improving the cooperative intensity of cooperative participation in consortia and the cooperative tightness among consortium members.

scholarly journals Environmental Conditions, Entrepreneur Alertness and Social Capital on Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Li Lin ◽  
Hsiu-Wen Liu ◽  
Fengzeng Xu ◽  
Hao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Entrepreneurial Alertness ◽  
Antecedent Conditions ◽  
Causal Complexity

<p>This study addresses the important question of causal complexity as it relates to the influence of social capital, entrepreneurial alertness and the entrepreneurship environment on business performance. Using a relatively new methodological approach, namely fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), this paper aims to investigate alternative complex antecedent conditions (or causal recipes) that lead to high performance. Based on a survey of 194 entrepreneurs in China, this paper shows that business performance is likely to be the result of a combination of causal factors. This study finds that: (1) four different configurations of social capital, entrepreneurial alertness and entrepreneurship environment were “equifinal” causes of high performance, and (2) market openness should fit other environmental conditions to achieve high performance. This study contributes to research on entrepreneurship by applying the ideas of “equifinality” and “fit” to entrepreneurial characteristics and environment theory.</p>

External knowledge sourcing and innovation in family firms

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manzoor Ul Akram ◽  
Koustab Ghosh ◽  
Rojers P. Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Family Firm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Realized Absorptive Capacity

Purpose This study aims to investigate the external knowledge search behaviors in terms of search breadth and search depth in family firms and the resultant product innovation in Indian context. The authors theorize the mediating role of absorptive capacity (potential and realized absorptive capacity) between knowledge sourcing from external sources and product innovation. Further, the authors examine the moderating role of crucial internal social capital of the family firm in enhancing the use of external knowledge for firm innovation activities. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a quantitative research design taking single informant for collection of data from 151 family small and medium enterprises in automotive sector in India. The authors use structural equation modeling to test hypothesized relationships. Findings The findings indicate that both search breadth and search depth of family firms are positively associated with product innovation in family firms. The authors also find evidence for partial mediating role of potential and realized absorptive capacity in the relationship between search breadth and innovation and search depth and innovation. The results show how family firms learning taking place while scanning external knowledge sources in terms of external absorptive capacity routines. Finally, the authors find that family firm internal social capital positively moderate the relationship between search breadth and depth, and product innovation. Practical implications Family firms need to innovate to remain relevant in the long-run and as such development of superior capabilities is of great significance to them. Family firm managers must be open to external knowledge as such knowledge help them improve the firm level of innovation through absorptive capacity. Further, family firms must realize and act upon the importance of their social capital for the integration and utilization of acquired knowledge. Originality/value This paper is amongst a few papers that take dynamic capability views of innovation in family firms wherein the authors theorize how external search breadth and depth lead to the development of potential and realized absorptive capacity in family firms. The importance of family firm internal social capital as a strong integrating and knowledge sharing mechanism that helps family firms transform external knowledge into innovation is also highlighted.

scholarly journals Antecedents and outcomes of breadth and depth of absorptive capacity: An empirical study

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 764-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Zou ◽  
Feng Guo ◽  
Jinyu Guo
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Depth Of Knowledge ◽  
Absorptive Capacities ◽  
Social Capitals ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Knowledge Depth

AbstractAlthough previous studies have considered the antecedents and outcomes of absorptive capacity, much remains to be learned on this subject. Firms need to absorb breadth and depth of knowledge and form absorptive capacities that are contingent on various social capitals to improve innovation and performance. The purpose of this study is to explore the antecedents and outcomes of the breadth and depth of absorptive capacity from the perspective of social capital theory. Based on a sample of 218 Chinese firms, empirical results suggest that weak tie sources and knowledge breadth can enhance the breadth of absorptive capacity, and that strong tie sources and knowledge depth can strengthen the depth of absorptive capacity. The results also suggest that the breadth of absorptive capacity positively impacts the depth of absorptive capacity, and that both breadth and depth of absorptive capacity are positively related to innovation performance.

The role of organizational and social capital in the firm’s absorptive capacity

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 987-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amal Aribi ◽  
Olivier Dupouët
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Organizational Capital ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Radical Innovations ◽  
The World ◽  
Expected Outcome ◽  
Do So

Purpose – This paper aims to ask the question of the contingency of a firm’s absorptive capacity upon the type of expected outcome. Thus, this paper looks at different expected outputs in terms of more or less radical innovations and sees if there are consequences on the absorptive process underpinning cognitive structures and processes, as embodied in its organizational and social capital. Design/methodology/approach – To do so, a qualitative study was conducted. In total, 23 persons in three French industrial firms were interviewed about their firm’s absorptive capacity. One of these firms aims at “new-to-the-firm” innovations, while the other two aim at “new-to-the-world” innovations. Findings – Results suggest that while “new-to-the-firm” innovations tend to favor the use of social capital, “new-to-the-world” innovations tend to rely more on organizational capital. These rather counterintuitive results are interpreted by the necessity to take into account other variables than knowledge distance in the absorption of new knowledge. In particular, complexity and time-length would call for greater use of organizational capital, while speed and reactivity would instead require greater use of social capital. Originality/value – This is to the best of the authors’ knowledge that one of the first study evidencing the contingent nature of the absorptive process. Further, results tend to show the form absorptive capacity takes depends not only on cognitive aspects but also on the particular environment the firm evolves in.

Social capital, internationalization and absorptive capacity: The electronics and ICT cluster of the Basque Country

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 707-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Valdaliso ◽  
Aitziber Elola ◽  
Marijose Aranguren ◽  
Santiago Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Ict Cluster

scholarly journals Minimum revenue guarantee and toll revenue cap optimization for PPP highways: Pareto optimal state approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanqing Wang ◽  
Zihua Li ◽  
Yanan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Risk Sharing ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Scatter Search ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Pareto Optimal ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Optimal State ◽  
The Government

In the Public-Private Partnership highway projects the Minimum Revenue Guarantee and Toll Revenue Cap policies are effective measures for risk and benefit sharing between the government and the private sector. However, if the Minimum Revenue Guarantee and Toll Revenue Cap values are unreasonable, it may lead one part of the investors to take too much risk and financial burden. This paper mainly establishes six objectives from the return and risk perspectives of the government, the concessionaire and the overall situation respectively. Because the traditional Discount Cash Flow method does not consider the risk factors, this paper proposes to use Monte Carlo simulation and scatter search algorithm to calculate the optimal values of the Minimum Revenue Guarantee and Toll Revenue Cap under different objectives. Compared with the statistics of the Net Present Value under different cases, it was summarized that when the objective is minimizing the variance of the total Net Present Value, the investors will realize the Pareto optimal state between the return and risk. In addition, it was found that the government is more sensitive to the Minimum Revenue Guarantee and Toll Revenue Cap marginal values according to the sensitive analysis. Therefore, the model has an effect on improving the fairness of the risk sharing measures, reducing the financial burden of the investors especially the government, and increasing the investment attraction of the private sectors.

scholarly journals The Influences Of Absorptive Capacity And Social Capital On Knowledge Transfer

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naresh Kumar ◽  
Raduan Che Rose ◽  
Nurul Fatiha Abdul Muien
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Electronics Manufacturing ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Current Business ◽  
Current Practices

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This study investigated the current business practices in Japanese electrical and electronics manufacturing subsidiaries as well as the influences of both absorptive capacity and social capital on knowledge transfer within the firms&rsquo; intra-MNC network in the wake of full AFTA implementation in 2018. Results showed that employees are generally satisfied with the current practices in these subsidiaries with relation to the eight dimensions being studied; learning system, training, communication, reward, promotion, compensation, trust and centrality. This study also found that absorptive capacity has definite but small relationship with knowledge transfer, while social capital bears much more substantial relationship with the former. </span></span></p>

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