scholarly journals CAPABILITIES, INNOVATION, AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN BRAZILIAN EXPORT FIRMS

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 76-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSÉ EDNILSON DE OLIVEIRA CABRAL ◽  
ARNALDO FERNANDES MATOS COELHO ◽  
FILIPE JORGE FERNANDES COELHO ◽  
MARIA DA PENHA BRAGA COSTA
Keyword(s):  
Firm Size ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Innovative Capabilities ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT This article extends the current research on innovation by investigating the relationship between innovative capabilities and export firms’ overall performance. From the perspectives of the resource-based view (RBV) and dynamic capability, we examine the differential and interactive effects of exploration and exploitation capabilities in product innovation for external markets and overall performance (direct and mediated by a new product). In addition, we test the moderating effect of market dynamism and the controlling effect of firm size on these relationships. Hence, the main contribution of this article is developing and empirically testing an original model, by combining these constructs that address new relationships, in an emerging country. This model was tested with data from 498 Brazilian export firms, distributed throughout all Brazilian manufacturing sectors, by firm size, and in states. The analysis was made with application of the structural equation modeling (SEM). As a result, we found support for the assumptions that exploitation capabilities influence product innovation and overall performance, whereas exploration capabilities and their interaction to exploitation capabilities influence overall performance, but not product innovation. Additionally, the relationship between exploitation capabilities and overall performance is mediated by product innovation. Unlike hypothesized, market dynamism does not moderate the relationship between product innovation and overall performance. Furthermore, firm size works as a controlling variable in the relationships analyzed. Regarding the implications for theory, this study contributes to grasp that exploitation capabilities influences a firm’s overall performance, both directly and indirectly (via product innovation), and highlights the various direct and mediatory effects of innovation on overall performance. These insights show the importance of considering the role of mediating and moderating variables in theory and research models that address the determinants of overall performance to avoid overestimation of certain constructs. Finally, the paper provides original empirical support for the hypothesis of the interdependency of product innovations for external markets and overall performance.

Fostering Product Innovation Through Digital Transformation and Absorptive Capacity

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050040
Author(s):  
Alejandro Coronado-Medina ◽  
Jose Arias-Pérez ◽  
Geovanny Perdomo-Charry
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Relationship

This paper analyzes the mediating effect of absorptive capacity (AC) on the relationship between digital transformation from e-business capabilities (EBC) perspective and product innovation (PI). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was carried out with the survey data from a sample of firms that belong mainly to highly digitalized sectors. The results indicate the existence of a full mediation, which means knowledge derived from the digital operation of the business can only result in PI if AC plays an intermediation role. Hence, this finding calls into question the idea that digitalization alone and automatically acts as a PI driver.

Innovation orientation and its relationship with business performance: moderating role of firm size

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayees Farooq ◽  
Sandeep Vij ◽  
Jaspreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Firm Size ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Content Type ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Managerial Level ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The study aims to test the relationship between innovation orientation (INO) and business performance. It also explores the moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between INO and business performance. Design/methodology/approach A purposive sample of 278 firms (manufacturing and service) was taken from the National Capital Region and the Punjab state of India. The survey questionnaire was administered to two to three managerial-level employees from each of the 278 firms. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to validate the INO and business performance scales. The hypotheses were tested using multi-group moderation analysis and structural equation modeling. Findings The study shows that INO has a significant positive effect on business performance. The results have indicated that firm size (based on the number of employees) moderates the relationship between INO and business performance. However, firm size (based on investment) does not moderate the relationship between INO and business performance. Originality/value The study is an attempt to synthesize the fragmented results testing innovation–performance relationship using firm size as a moderator on the relationship between INO and business performance and provides insights for both academicians and practitioners.

Influence of socioemotional wealth on non-family managers’ risk taking and product innovation in family businesses

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Poh Yen Ng ◽  
Mumin Dayan ◽  
Marianna Makri
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strategic Behavior ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Socioemotional Wealth ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThere is a growing interest in understanding family firms’ strategic behavior using the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective. This study explores how family SEW dimensions influence non-family managers’ attitudes toward risk in the context of product innovation. This study also examines whether managerial risk-taking mediates the relationship between SEW and product innovation.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a sample of 150 family firms in the United Arab Emirates and collects data from family owners and non-family managers via self-administered questionnaires. The study uses SmartPLS structural equation modeling to test the conceptual model and the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate that multidimensional SEW influences non-family managers’ risk-taking behavior in different magnitudes and directions, thus impacting firms’ product innovation. Moreover, risk-taking partially mediates the relationship between SEW dimensions and product innovation.Originality/valueWhile product innovation could be seen as a loss scenario for family firms due to the potential loss of SEW, growth, continuity and reputation outweighed the desire to maintain control for the firms in this sample. Thus, these firms encourage non-family managers to take risks in product innovation.

Entrepreneurial Resilience and Market Turbulence in SMEs

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-79
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Marques de Almeida Guerra ◽  
Lídia Maria Begot Bento Cardoso ◽  
Nathalia Maciel Nogueira ◽  
Marcelo Pamplona Carneiro
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Market Turbulence ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Entrepreneurial resilience is a recent topic and is widespread in scientific research, especially when associated with periods of instability and crises. This chapter aims to analyze the relationship between the variables open-mindedness (OM), entrepreneurial resilience (ER), market turbulence (MT), and overall performance (OP) in SMEs located in the legal amazon. Data collection coincided with the pandemic of COVID-19, with 384 SME managers participating. The sample was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results suggest mediation of the variable ER on the relationship between OM and OP, and moderation of the variable MT on OM and ER. The research's originality is attested by the model's empirical relationships, research context, and adverse scenario provided by the COVID-19 expansion. The practical implications indicate that managers should pay more attention to the variables investigated through the creation of new skills and competencies necessary for entrepreneurial activity in periods of economic crisis and market turbulence.

scholarly journals The Effects of Technological Innovation, Organizational Innovation and Absorptive Capacity on Product Innovation: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Z. Min ◽  
Kwek C. Ling ◽  
Tan H. Piew
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
The Relationship

<p>This study investigates the impacts of organizational innovation, technological innovation and absorptive capacity on product innovation as well as examines the antecedents of technological innovation and organizational innovation in one of the Tertiary Education Institutions in Malaysia. A total of 600 samples were distributed to the tertiary students. A questionnaire survey was adopted as the main method of data collection and structural equation modeling was applied as a data analysis tool. The findings indicate that: (1) Organizational innovation, technological innovation and absorptive capacity are positively related to product innovation respectively; (2) Technological innovation positively mediates the relationship between organizational innovation and product innovation; (3) Technological innovation positively mediates the relationship between absorptive capacity and product innovation; (4) Organizational innovation positively mediates the relationship between absorptive capacity and technological innovation; (5) Organizational innovation positively mediates the relationship between absorptive capacity and product innovation. The findings of this study do provide relevant theoretical, managerial and policy contributions in the literature.</p>

scholarly journals Productividad de recursos humanos, innovación de producto y desempeño exportador: Una investigación empírica

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Reina Valle
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Marketing Innovation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The objective of this research is to examine the relationships between human resource (HR) productivity, product innovation, and export performance of the Spanish manufacturing SMEs. Our central proposition is that HR productivity enables the development of product innovation to increase firms’ export performance.Design/methodology: The proposed conceptual model, is tested using the technique of variance-based structural equation modeling and the estimation method of partial least squares, on a sample of 858 Spanish manufacturing SMEs.Findings: The empirical analysis supports our theory.Research limitations/implications: This research only focuses on the role of product, innovation in the relationship between HR productivity and export performance. Further research may study the mediating role of organizational capabilities based on other types of innovation (e.g., process, organizational, or marketing innovation).Practical implications: Suggest to entrepreneurs of SMEs, that increased HR productivity can lead to such impacts are captured by innovation, resulting in the generation of new products, which will lead demand shocks, and consequently a higher increase in firms’ exports.Originality/value: This research explains conceptually and empirically shows, that product innovation is a key intermediate mechanism, through which the Spanish manufacturing SME can increase its export results by exploiting the productivity of its talent base.

Social servicescape effects on post-consumption behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 590-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berta Tubillejas Andrés ◽  
Amparo Cervera-Taulet ◽  
Haydee Calderón García
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the role played by the social servicescape and positive emotions in the post-use in terms of response – satisfaction, perceived value and consumer loyalty – in hedonic services. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative study was conducted to gather data from 867 opera-goers through e-mail with a link to a questionnaire. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling based on partial least squares. The effects of the social servicescape and emotions as moderators were examined using interaction techniques. Findings The paper provides empirical support on the multidimensional configuration of the social servicescape composed by both characteristics and interactions of employees and customers. The results demonstrate significant relationships between the social servicescape and positive emotions in perceived value, satisfaction and loyalty of consumers. Positive emotions are a moderating variable, intensifying the relationship between the social servicescape and perceived value. The opposite effect in the relationship between the social servicescape and loyalty is found. Research limitations/implications Further research is required to generalize the findings to other hedonic services. Practical implications Knowledge on both social servicescape and emotional effects on consumer behavior may enable cultural managers to improve the consumption experience of performing arts attendees. Originality/value This paper fulfills a research gap in the area of social servicescape as well as the effects of emotions in hedonic services. It makes two main contributions. First, it provides knowledge on social servicescape conceptualization and measurement. Second, the moderation, by interaction effect, of emotions and social servicescape in consumer behavior are confirmed.

The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work from home and employee productivity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayees Farooq ◽  
Almaas Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to test the relationship between work from home (WFH) and employee productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also examines the moderating role of gender in the relationship between WFH and employee productivity. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 250 respondents from hospitality, banking and information technology was taken from the National Capital Region and Punjab State of India. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling and multi-group moderation analysis. Findings The findings provide support for the negative relationship between WFH and employee productivity. This study also provides empirical evidence that gender moderates the relationship between WFH and employee productivity. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind to test the relationship between WFH and employee productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study contributes to the organizational behavior literature by providing empirical support to the organizational adaptation theory.

scholarly journals Enhancing customer loyalty through product innovation and perceived value

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Retno Purwani Setyaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
West Java ◽  
Business Customers ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to investigate the factors considered as important by consumers of Batik fabric created by entrepreneurs in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, and the relation to the customer satisfaction level. This research is quantitative research where data were collected using self-administered questionnaires distributed in the Bekasi district in West Java province. To test the relationship modeling between variables, this study used Structural Equation Modeling using Amos 16.0 software. Data were collected using questionnaires which distributed to respondents targeted with the help of enumerators. The results show that innovation and perceived value can increase customer satisfaction, which then has an impact on increasing customer loyalty and trust. In other words, customer satisfaction only serves as a bridge between innovation and perceived value with customer loyalty and trust. This is because there is no direct influence between innovation and perceived value on customer loyalty. Customer loyalty is an important aspect for Batik entrepreneurs in Bekasi in developing their business. Customers are satisfied with what they get from the innovative efforts of entrepreneurs in Batik production in Bekasi. This indicates that customer satisfaction can increase customer loyalty and trust to use a particular product.

Strategy and structure of the hotel industry in Malaysia

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Salleh Mohd Radzi ◽  
Mohamed Amran ◽  
Abdul Razak Aziz ◽  
Azlan Supardi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Strategy And Structure ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The major purpose ofthis study was to examine the relationship of strategy and structure. Porter s(/980) strategic typology was utilized to classify hotel firms by strategic orientation; and, an analysis of variance was performed to determine the differences in their performance. Structural Equation Modeling was used to confirm the factors underlying the strategy and structure constructs.

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