scholarly journals Managing Digital Transformation with Sociotechnical Micro-Foundations: A Dynamic Capabilities Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Iden ◽  
Bendik Bygstad
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Micro Foundations

Exploring organizational problem-solving modes: a dynamic capabilities approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matin Mohaghegh ◽  
Andreas Größler
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Fundamental Solutions ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Learning Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Micro Foundations

PurposeAdopting the dynamic capability perspective, this study aims at exploring which problem-solving capabilities result in fundamental solutions with a potentially low likelihood for problems to recur. This can also shed light on why, despite many attempts, process improvement programs often fail to produce such long-term solutions.Design/methodology/approachA case study is carried out to inductively describe and classify problem-solving in companies and to indicate why problem-solving efforts are typically bounded to short-term solutions. The empirical findings are triangulated with findings from the extant literature.FindingsFirst, the authors propose three problem-solving modes with different characteristics and potential impacts on operational performance: intuitive problem-solving, semi-structured problem-solving and systematic problem-solving. Second, by emphasizing dynamic capabilities' micro-foundations and with the focus on learning mechanisms, the authors show that, among these modes, only systematic problem-solving can serve as a dynamic capability with fundamental solutions. Third, based on insights from the case study, the authors address behavioral and organizational impediments that curb dynamic capabilities and limit systematic problem-solving adoption.Originality/valueThis study is an empirically informed attempt to understand systematic problem-solving as a dynamic capability. The authors uncover the micro-foundations and the learning mechanisms through which systematic problem-solving becomes a dynamic capability. By highlighting problem-solving orientation as a hardly investigated dimension of improvement programs, the authors show that a mixture of a static problem-solving approach and a set of impediments at both individual and organizational levels is the major reason of failures of improvement programs over time.

scholarly journals The Effects of External and Internal Factors on Competitive Advantage—Moderation of Market Dynamism and Mediation of Customer Relationship Building

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 4066
Author(s):  
Romina Cheraghalizadeh ◽  
Hossein Olya ◽  
Mustafa Tumer
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
The Relationship

Using a resource-based view and dynamic capabilities approach, this study investigates both the internal and external factors influencing competitive advantage in the hotel industry. For this purpose, we examine how organizational capabilities may lead to customer relationship building and in turn to competitive advantage. We further test the moderation role of market dynamism on the relationship between organizational capabilities and customer relationship building, and also investigate the mediation effect of customer relationship building on the association between organizational capabilities and competitive advantage. A questionnaire-based study was conducted among hotel employees in Northern Cyprus to test the conceptual model. A set of approaches was applied to detect common method bias and test the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the relationships between the variables, and bootstrapping analysis was applied to assess the mediation and moderation effects. The results revealed that organizational capabilities enhance customer relationship building and competitive advantage. Market dynamism as an external factor moderates the relationship between organizational capabilities and customer relationship building. There is also an indirect association between organizational capabilities and competitive advantage through the mediation of customer relationship building. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

Bifurcating the dynamic dominant logic: technical and evolutionary patterns of action

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Dwipayana ◽  
Ruslan Prijadi ◽  
Mohammad Hamsal
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dominant Logic ◽  
Term Performance ◽  
Evolutionary Fitness

PurposeThis study proposed the integrative model of dynamic dominant logic (DL) with exploitation (EP) and exploration (ER) as a pattern of actions in endeavoring firm performance (FP). This study also intended to explain the multiple patterns of DL in creating technical and evolutionary fitness simultaneously.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a cross-sectional quantitative analysis of the Indonesian commercial banking population facing digital transformation and was analyzed using covariance-based structural equation modeling through parceling.FindingsThe model confirmed that DL positively affects EP and ER. It also revealed that DL indirectly impacts FP through EP, indicating changes in the traditional banking business through the strong acceptance of “new realities” in adapting to the rapid growth of technology. Hence, this study discovered that during the recent banking digital transformation, the beneficial inertia of the technical pattern of action might lose effectiveness in creating superior performance.Practical implicationsDL is vital in locking short-term performance while maintaining long-term performance opportunities through EP and ER to promote digital transformation. Accordingly, it induced banks to adopt new technology for value creation and fortifying competitive advantage.Originality/valueThis study provided a theory about how DL links the firm's decision-making process by promoting multiple patterns of action in achieving technical and evolutionary fitness. It highlighted the DL as a resource conceptualization that promotes resource development through EP and ER as microfoundation of dynamic capabilities during the tension of institutionalization and digital transformation.

DECONSTRUCTING LAWSON AND SAMSON’S CONCEPT OF INNOVATION CAPABILITY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT AND A REFINEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (06) ◽  
pp. 1950053 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARMAND DJOUMESSI ◽  
SHU-LING CHEN ◽  
STEPHEN CAHOON
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

For almost 20 years, research on firm level innovation have relied upon [Lawson and Samson (2001). Developing innovation capability in organisations: A dynamic capabilities approach. International Journal of Innovation Management, 5(3), 377–400] concept of innovation capability (IC). Of note, these authors stated that this concept needs to be ‘refined, validated and tested using other research methods’ [Lawson and Samson (2001). Developing innovation capability in organisations: A dynamic capabilities approach. International Journal of Innovation Management, 5(3), 377–400], p. 396. To date, empirical studies heeding this call have been challenging to find. By researchers relying on this untested concept, they risk not attaining comprehensive insights into the firm level mechanisms underpinning the transformation idea and knowledge into innovations. This paper proposes a rethinking of the IC concept. The analysis is based on survey data of 69 firms involved in the Australian maritime industry using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results suggest that the IC concept might be refined from seven dimensions, initially conceptualised, to three dimensions. The three dimensions are renamed as institutionalising innovation, implementing innovation and stimulating innovation.

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING APPROACHES TO INNOVATION THROUGH THE DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES LENS: A MULTI-COUNTRY STUDY OF THE WINE INDUSTRY

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (06) ◽  
pp. 1950054
Author(s):  
ABEL DUARTE ALONSO ◽  
SENG K. KOK ◽  
SEAMUS O'BRIEN
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Wine Industry ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Batch Production ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Country Study

By drawing from the dynamic capabilities approach, this study examines innovation from the perspective of winery owners and managers representing four different countries. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 56 participants. As many as 12 common forms of innovation were revealed among the four groups, with intangible aspects conforming the large majority. For instance, sensing comprised efforts to increase export markets, new winery equipment and technologies, whereas seizing included more presence in social media and wine tourism, focusing on niche-batch production, or preserving and rescuing ancient varietals. Reconfiguring was manifested through consistency in product quality, more knowledge of foreign languages, networking and by trying new ways, particularly in production processes. A resulting theoretical framework, which reveals a circular process among sensing, seizing and reconfiguring, is subsequently proposed. Similarly, a developed roadmap aligned with wineries’ way of innovating suggests important implications for wineries and their industry.

scholarly journals Dynamic Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Micro-Foundations of Regional Entrepreneurship

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip T. Roundy ◽  
Dutch Fayard
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Interconnected System ◽  
Entrepreneurship Research ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Micro Foundations

In pursuit of the beneficial outcomes of entrepreneurship, governments and regional development organisations enact policies to stimulate entrepreneurial activity. A growing focus of policymakers in emerging and developed economies is the promotion of entrepreneurial ecosystems: the interconnected system of forces that generate and sustain regional entrepreneurship. Despite intense interest in entrepreneurial ecosystems, the topic is under-theorised. Studies draw attention to the positive effects of entrepreneurial ecosystems on the creation and functioning of early-stage ventures; however, the specific mechanisms through which ecosystems influence entrepreneurs are not clear. To address this issue, we build on dynamic capabilities theory to create a theoretical framework that identifies a set of forces through which ecosystems influence entrepreneurship. We propose that in vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems entrepreneurs are more able to sense, seize and reconfigure resources and opportunities. Our theory contributes to entrepreneurship research, has implications for policymakers and practitioners, and suggests directions for future studies.

scholarly journals Enabling service innovation: A dynamic capabilities approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 1063-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Kindström ◽  
Christian Kowalkowski ◽  
Erik Sandberg
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Capabilities Approach

On micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities: A multi-level perspective based on CEO personality and knowledge-based capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Bendig ◽  
Steffen Strese ◽  
Tessa C. Flatten ◽  
Maika Eva Susanne da Costa ◽  
Malte Brettel
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Micro Foundations ◽  
Knowledge Based Capital

scholarly journals COVID-19 AND THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION: THE CASE OF LATVIA AND LITHUANIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 221-231
Author(s):  
Sandra Trinkūnienė ◽  
Loreta Juskaite
Keyword(s):  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Positive Effect

Educational ecosystem is facing rapid changes due emerging technologies and their rapid penetration to daily use. When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, it only accelerated many of these trends. Nevertheless, some education systems have been able to adapt to the changing situation and digital transformation more easily than others. Digital competence is essential for learning, work and active participation in society in digital transformation context. Given the pressure of change on existing learning institutions and learning models, ICT offers broad opportunities for developing a different view. In order for digital education actors to adapt to the digital transformation in the education sector, they also need to have the skills needed to use technology effectively. However, there is a lack of computer and technological literacy. In Latvia and Lithuania, about one in three workers has limited or no digital skills, and most STEM vacancies remain unfilled because workers do not have the necessary competencies and are not inclined to study or retrain. The aim of the study is to assess the effect of dynamic capabilities for added value educational outcomes during COVID-19 recession. The results of the study revealed that dynamic capabilities have a direct positive effect on value based education outcomes.  

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