scholarly journals Dynamic capabilities analysis in strategic management of learning and knowledge absorption

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández ◽  
Gabriela Muratalla-Bautista
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Strategic Learning ◽  
Management Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Absorption

 The objective of this study is to review the new trends in theoretical empirical and methodological investigations to analyze the dynamic capabilities of organizations that stablish the connections to manage the absorption of knowledge. The analysis begins with the assumption that the generation and development of dynamic capabilities of an organization positively favor the design of and execution of the processes to manage learning and that they define the processes of knowledge absorption. The method focuses on a theoretical and methodological analysis of the effective literature to obtain the main connections among the different ways to apply it in the Mexican context. Therefore, the conclusion is that the generation and development of management knowledge in dynamic capabilities of the organizations leads to the strategic learning and the possibilities to absorb this knowledge into organizational innovation.    Keywords: Absorption of knowledge. Dynamic capabilities. Strategic management of learning. Resumo Neste trabalho teve-se como objetivo analisar os progressos na pesquisa teórico-metodológica e empírica para analisar as capacidades dinâmicas de organizações que estabelecem as conexões para gerenciar a absorção do conhecimento. A análise parte do pressuposto de que a geração e o desenvolvimento de capacidades dinâmicas de uma organização devem incentivar positivamente a concepção e a implementação de processos de aprendizagem e de gestão que determinam a absorção do conhecimento. O método está voltado a uma análise teórica e metodológica da literatura efetiva para obter as principais conexões entre as diferentes formas de aplicá-la ao contexto mexicano. Assim, conclui-se que a geração e o desenvolvimento de conhecimentos de gestão em termos de capacidades dinâmicas das organizações levam à  aprendizagem estratégica e ao potencial de absorção desse conhecimento em inovação organizacional.Palavras-chave: Absorção de conhecimentos. Capacidades dinâmicas. Gestão estratégica de aprendizagem.

Behavioral strategy: mapping the trends, sources and intellectual evolution

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamil Anwar ◽  
Aqsa Bibi ◽  
Nisar Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Strategic Management Journal ◽  
Behavioral Strategy ◽  
Management Journal ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
Scopus Database

PurposeThis paper presents a comprehensive review of academic research dedicated to the field of Behavioral Strategy. Based on a series of Bibliometric and network analyses, the paper identifies the prominent trend and growth patterns pertaining to the evolution of this important strategic management subfield; it documents which particular journals, articles and authors have most influenced its development, and it maps the intellectual structure and network of authors, publications and countries. Finally, the paper considers the substantive research themes emerging from the analyses reported, in terms of their implications for future work.Design/methodology/approachThe authors undertook a series of Bibliometric and network analyses of 217 relevant articles, published between 1975 and 2020, in journals listed in the Scopus database, using R-studio and VOSviewer. Articles incorporated in the study were selected based on relevant key terms searched from the title, abstract and list of keywords associated with each publication.FindingsThe results demonstrate that behavioral strategy has enjoyed robust and sustained growth, with widespread impact across many areas of the heterogeneous business and management field as a whole. Three distinct periods are identified: an infancy stage (prior to 1999); a steady growth stage (1999–2010); and a take-off stage (2011 onwards). The top three journals in terms of content coverage, based on the number of relevant articles published in relation to behavioral strategy, are Strategic Management Journal, Advances in Strategic Management (AiSM) and the Journal of Management, while the top three most influential journals, in terms of citations pertaining to Behavioral Strategy, based on an analysis of citations in the Scopus database, are Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Perspectives and Journal of Management Studies. Gerard P. Hodgkinson and Thomas C. Powell are the most prolific authors. The emerging themes based on intellectual structures have been identified as Behavioral Strategy, Behavioral Theory of Firm; Strategic Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities; and Strategic Cognition and Decision Making.Practical implicationsThe study contributes to knowledge advancement concerning Behavioral Strategy by opening new possibilities to discover important research areas.Originality/valueThe study is the first of its kind on Behavioral Strategy providing a comprehensive systematic literature review.

scholarly journals Processes and organizational innovation for small businesses

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (62) ◽  
pp. 82-93
Author(s):  
Joaquim Jose Carvalho Proença ◽  
Fernando Jiménez Sáez
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
User Innovation ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
End User ◽  
Collaborative Processes ◽  
A Company ◽  
Innovation Processes

Dynamic capabilities to innovate can be acquired regardless of the size of a company, but this requires that users participating in innovation processes be identified (value proposition segments) and the way organizations interact with these users be understood (processes). Small businesses can innovate with fewer financial and human resources using Customer Discovery, environment scanning, immersion, customer journey mapping, Customer Validation with validation of ideas and solutions in dynamic group sessions, Gamification, Design Thinking and prototyping workshops. The methodology used herein is that of literature review in the areas of process, products and dynamic capabilities innovation of companies. The objective of this research is to explore innovative processes that take into account and involve greater user collaboration that small businesses can exploit, which are targeted at the end user. Innovation does not have to be uncertain or expensive and can be developed through organizational innovation and innovation of collaborative processes with users.

Demystifying Unlearning and Innovation in Higher Education Institutions

2019 ◽  
pp. 185-200
Author(s):  
Isabel Martins ◽  
Ana Martins ◽  
Orlando P. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Dominant Logic ◽  
Organizational Forgetting ◽  
Constructivist Perspective ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Innovation In Higher Education ◽  
Vital Resource

This chapter analyzes human and emotional capitals as the main source for organizational change, innovation, and learning. Individuals and teams thus have the aptitude to revitalize their learning ability. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the relationship between intentional unlearning and forgetting. Dynamic capabilities and knowledge management emphasize that organizational innovation depends on knowledge considered to be the vital resource. The old dominant logic must be unlearned for organizations to embrace innovation and creativity. Organizational learning models are critiqued and the capacity for unlearning in organizational learning processes is highlighted. Unlearning typologies and related barriers of organizational forgetting are critiqued. Furthermore, unlearning leads to innovation as re-learning is based on initiative and experimentation between individuals in a blameless culture. The organizational learning social constructivist perspective is adopted in a dynamic capability theoretical framework. Furthermore, the notion of transdisciplinarity embraces a new age mindset which refutes the old dominant logic.

Innovation Capability for SME Biomass Industry Performance

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-103
Author(s):  
Teoh Ming Fang ◽  
Lee Heng Wei ◽  
Rajendran Muthuveloo
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Management Capability

Industry 4.0 exerts great pressure on the organization today to innovate its business model in order to stay competitive. This study examines the positive and indirect effect of human resource management, organizational culture, knowledge management capabilities on organizational performance, with the mediating effect of organizational innovation capability among small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in biomass industry in Malaysia. In addition, this study integrates resource-based view (RBV) and dynamic capabilities theories to investigate how the organization utilize its resources and capabilities to enhance organizational performance. Data were collected using survey questionnaire from biomass SMEs located in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling (Smart PLS 3.0) was used to test and analyze the data. The findings reveal that knowledge management capability and organizational culture exert a positive influence on organizational innovation capabilities. Similarly, organizational innovation capabilities also found to positively affect organizational performance.

Innovation Capability for SME Biomass Industry Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 1252-1276
Author(s):  
Teoh Ming Fang ◽  
Lee Heng Wei ◽  
Rajendran Muthuveloo
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Management Capability

Industry 4.0 exerts great pressure on the organization today to innovate its business model in order to stay competitive. This study examines the positive and indirect effect of human resource management, organizational culture, knowledge management capabilities on organizational performance, with the mediating effect of organizational innovation capability among small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in biomass industry in Malaysia. In addition, this study integrates resource-based view (RBV) and dynamic capabilities theories to investigate how the organization utilize its resources and capabilities to enhance organizational performance. Data were collected using survey questionnaire from biomass SMEs located in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling (Smart PLS 3.0) was used to test and analyze the data. The findings reveal that knowledge management capability and organizational culture exert a positive influence on organizational innovation capabilities. Similarly, organizational innovation capabilities also found to positively affect organizational performance.

scholarly journals Assessing dynamic capabilities: Mintzberg’s schools of thought

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Arndt
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Human Agency ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Evolutionary Perspective ◽  
Central Source ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Attention Process ◽  
Micro Foundations

A growing body of research in strategic management has focused on dynamic capabilities as a central source of firms' competitive advantage. The theoretical roots of dynamic capabilities can be found in many of the schools of thought identified by Mintzberg, Ahlstrand and Lampel (1998). In this paper, we identify three aspects of dynamic capabilities that, we believe, require more detailed attention: Process, cognitive and decision-based micro-foundations, and human agency. We explore each of these areas from an evolutionary perspective to emphasize the fact that dynamic capability is essentially an evolutionary construct. By highlighting the evolutionary implications of these areas, we add important detail to the way “evolution” has been used in this field of research.

scholarly journals Seeking competitive advantage with service infusion: a systematic literature review

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ville Eloranta ◽  
Taija Turunen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Service Infusion ◽  
Management Theories

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the service infusion literature explains competitive advantage through services. The four strategic management theories – competitive forces, the resource-based view, dynamic capabilities, and relational view – are applied in the analysis. Design/methodology/approach – A systematic literature review analyzes the links between the service infusion and strategy literature. Findings – The review reveals that although discussion of service infusion applies strategic management concepts, the stream lacks rigor with respect to construct definition and justification. Additionally, contextual variables are often missing. The result is an over-emphasis of contextually bound measures, such as technology, and focal actors. Research limitations/implications – The growing trends toward social networks, co-specialization, actor dependency and shared resources encourage service infusion scholars to focus on network-related and relational capabilities, co-opetition, open business models, and relational rent extraction. Furthermore, service infusion research would benefit from considering strategy-based theoretical discussions, constructs, and constraints that would improve the scientific rigor, impact and contribution. Originality/value – This paper represents a systematic attempt to link the service infusion literature with strategic management theories and thoroughly analyzes the knowledge gaps and possible misconceptions.

ICT Powered Strategic Flexibility System Dynamic Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Mindila ◽  
Anthony Rodrigues ◽  
Dorothy McCormick ◽  
Ronald Mwangi
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
System Dynamic ◽  
Strategic Flexibility ◽  
System Dynamic Model ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Modeling Methodology ◽  
The Impact

Resource-Based View (RBV) of the firm in strategic management literature focuses on firm internal endowments in terms of resources, capabilities and dynamic capabilities for their development. By establishing a learning mechanism, where they are able to adapt and influence the environment, enterprises build a dynamic competence and sustainable competitive advantage. This paper posits that this dynamic competence or strategic flexibility as referred to by strategic management scholars is a phenomenon that needs to be understood by scholars and practitioners in MSEs so that effective intervention programs can be designed. The paper argues that by treating strategic flexibility as a CAS provides a methodology within which models based on known theories in strategic management are employed and tested using system dynamics. The paper also posits that System Dynamics (SD) modeling is a good modeling methodology that captures the dynamism in a CAS. The paper therefore presents a conceptual model for strategic flexibility and a system dynamic model that reveals the variables in play and their relationships. In so doing the paper exposes influence points in the CAS that act as intervention points by practitioners in strategic flexibility of firms. The paper presents ICTs as interventions at the influence points and presents a generic strategic flexibility system dynamic model that brings to play the impact of ICT.

The business model and intellectual capital in the value creation of firms

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Ujwary-Gil
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Common

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze business model (BM) and intellectual capital (IC) of a firm with a focus on their common elements. The common bases in the field of strategic management for these two concepts are, among others, resource-based view, knowledge-based view, intellectual capital-based view, dynamic capabilities, and configurational approach. It indicates areas in which these two concepts can benefit from each other, e.g. in classification of components, their configuration, or dynamic approach. This general review examines the following research questions: What are the common concepts for the BM and IC? What are their common components? What does the dynamic approach to IC and BM mean? Design/methodology/approach The Web of Science™ Core Collection database was selected for the period 1975-2014 and the Journal of Intellectual Capital (JIC) indexed in Scopus® (Elsevier) was incorporated into the analysis for the period it had been indexed by Scopus (1990-2015). These databases were selected because they offer a reliable overview of historical data regarding journals, articles, and citation impact. The key filter criteria were the presence of the phrases “business model” or “intellectual capital” in the article title, abstract, and key words in order to narrow down the selection to the most appropriate results for the research area. Findings This paper investigates two concepts from the point of view of their underpinnings in management, definitions, and components, as well as value creation. Analysis of the foundations in management allows the author to present a cohesive model, which depicts a comprehensive approach to analysis of these two concepts. Many common elements have been identified and investigated. Originality/value First, it provides an indication of the common underpinnings of the analyzed concepts within the framework of strategic management and proposals for their development toward resource, knowledge, and IC accumulation, combination and heterogeneity-based views. Second, it presents an analysis of the BM and IC components, showing common elements between them. Third, it provides a description and analysis of dynamic view of BM and IC components in a value creation context.

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