Communities of Purpose

2009 ◽  
pp. 197-212
Author(s):  
Ashley Broganza
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Stakeholder Interests ◽  
Central Interest ◽  
Training Programmes

The integration of organizational knowledge across functional communities is increasingly seen as important. The frameworks to do so are often referred to as a ‘higher order set of principles’ or as ‘overarching architectures.’ While recognizing these frameworks as a source of competitive advantage, this chapter underlines the importance of linking organizational knowledge to practice. At the operational level, actual practices are rarely aligned with canonical practices contained in manuals, training programmes, and computer systems. In this theoretical chapter we show that the divergence between actual and canonical practices is exacerbated by a number of communities of practice addressing conflicting stakeholder interests. It is the link between knowledge and actual practice that is of central interest to this chapter. Exploring this relationship necessitates a reexamination of the role of communities of practice and frameworks for bringing together conflicting stakeholder interests. Drawing upon literatures from knowledge management, communities of practice, stakeholder, and resource-based theory this chapter suggests an integrative Purposive Community metaframework. The proposed conceptual framework contributes to the resource-based view of the firm by linking organizational knowledge to actual practices and enhancing organizational capabilities by integrating diverse stakeholder interests and expectations through a shared common goal. Such a metaframework can enhance an organisation’s dynamic capability to respond to and create change in its external environment.

Dynamic Capability and Organizational Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ly Minh Thi Pham ◽  
Lobel Trong Thuy Tran ◽  
Phanee Thipwong ◽  
Wan Tran Huang
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Mediator Role ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
Hotel Managers

Given the growing importance of organizational capabilities due to the dynamic nature of most markets, dynamic capability has been increasingly considered a key element of superior organizational performance. This article extends this link by the mediational role of social networking site integration (SNS) to develop a competitive advantage. Drawing from the resource-based view (RBV) and social capital theory, this article empirically examines the ability of recognizing and capitalizing opportunities of dynamic capability and SNS mechanisms (technical and administrative) affecting organizational performance. Using a sample of 124 hotel managers, the article successfully identifies the mediator role of SNS in the dynamic capability-organizational performance link.

Examining the role of international entrepreneurial orientation, domestic market competition, and technological and marketing capabilities on SME’s export performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byoungho Jin ◽  
Hyeon Jeong Cho
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
External Environment ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Marketing Capabilities ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to extend our understanding of the development of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) organizational capabilities and their contributions to export performance by incorporating two antecedents: one from the internal environment (international entrepreneurial orientation) and another from the external environment (domestic market competition).Design/methodology/approachA proposed framework built on resource-based view and contingency theory was tested using partial least squares with data collected from 470 Korean SMEs.FindingsInternational entrepreneurial orientation and domestic market competition both prompted SMEs to develop their technological and marketing capabilities, leading to enhanced performance in international markets. Full mediating effects of technological and marketing capabilities were discovered between international entrepreneurial orientation and export performance.Practical implicationsGiven the direct effect of organizational capabilities on export performance, SMEs should facilitate the spirit of international entrepreneurial orientation and heightened managerial awareness of domestic market competition to efficiently cultivate organizational capabilities.Originality/valueUnique findings indicate that SME capabilities can be optimally cultivated under the coexistence of an internal impetus (i.e. international entrepreneurial orientation) and a harsh external environment (i.e. domestic competition), demonstrating the significance of context in developing organizational capabilities.

scholarly journals Benchmarking Firm-level Resources, Capabilities, and Postures Driving Export Performance of SMEs

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Celec ◽  
Dietfried Globocnik
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
International Entrepreneurship ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Entrepreneurship Theory

AbstractThis paper aimed to identify success factors of export performance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Drawing on the resource-based view, the dynamic capability view, and international entrepreneurship theory, we extracted relevant assets, capabilities, and postures at the firm level. An extended benchmarking method was applied to empirically test the proposed success factors with a cross-sectional sample of 99 Slovenian SMEs. The results highlight the crucial role of management competence, financial and human resources, market orientation, negotiation flexibility, and a proactive and risk-taking posture to achieve superior export performance.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Culture dan Kinerja Usaha Kecil: Peran Mediasi Entrepreneurial Competence

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-232
Author(s):  
Endi Sarwoko ◽  
Iva Nurdiana Nurfarida
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Entrepreneurial Culture ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Research Findings

The purpose of this study is to broaden the resource-based view by examining the effects of entrepreneurial culture on SMEs performance, and to analyze the role of entrepreneurial competence in mediating the effects of entrepreneurial culture on business performance. The study used a quantitative approach, carried out on tourism-supporting SME companies in Batu City. Collecting data using a questionnaire with a sample of 117 SMEs selected randomly. The analysis technique uses PLS-SEM to test the hypothesis. Research findings reveal that business performance in SMEs will be determined by the entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurial competence of the owners/managers. Entrepreneurial competence can be achieved if the owners/managers have a strong entrepreneurial culture. Research confirms the resource-based view that entrepreneurial competence as a superior resource will provide a competitive advantage, so that it plays a role in achieving business performance. It is important for SMEs to strengthen the entrepreneurial culture in order to achieve business performance, because the entrepreneurial culture will direct the behavior of owners/managers to improve their competencies, which will realize business performance. More extensive research is needed to improve the level of generalization, in addition, further researchers consider the role of dynamic capability in relation to competence and business performance.

scholarly journals Mediating Role of Innovations as a Factor of Firm’s Competitiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-429
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Performance Effects ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
The Impact

The goal of this paper is to clarify conceptually the role of innovations as a firm’s competitiveness factor. Particularly, it aims to reveal how the innovations mediate the impact of innovation antecedents and determinants on performance. The paper is based on the achievements of the basic theories of competitiveness such as activity-based view, resource-based view, dynamic capability view, configuration approach, and innovation studies. As a conceptual paper it tries to identify previously unexplored connections between some constructs. The paper proposes a conceptual model which links the influence of the firm’s internal and external factors on both innovations and performance, with the innovations’ own impact on performance. In this case the innovations mediate the performance effects of the preceding factors. The interrelation of different types of innovation implies also that innovations can influence performance directly or indirectly (through their interaction). The paper is restricted to the analysis of selected theories which are considered as most relevant to the study of the firm’s competitiveness. It is acknowledged that other economic and institutional theories can also contribute to this topic. The implications for managers are that developing some basic factors that impact both innovations and performance, may lead to both higher innovativeness and competitiveness.

A Dynamic View of Global Integration and Local Responsiveness Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Uyen-Minh Le ◽  
Tung-Shan Liao
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Business Management ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
International Strategy ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Dynamic Features ◽  
Dynamic View ◽  
Concept Building ◽  
Strategy Types

Global-Integration and Local-Responsiveness (IR) framework with four pairs of external environment and appropriate international strategy types has contributed significantly to international business management. Nevertheless, the framework is still incomplete and lacks dynamic features. To deal with such limitations and enhance the theory, this paper, therefore, brings dynamic features regarding both environment and strategy into the IR grid. Under a dynamic capability angle with three steps of sensing, seizing and transforming [30], the dynamic global integration and local responsiveness framework – a new concept building for international business – would be explicated.

scholarly journals Hegemonic Distortions: The Securitisation of the Insurgency in Thailand's Deep South

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-232
Author(s):  
Nicole Jenne ◽  
Jun Yan Chang
Keyword(s):  
External Environment ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Deep South ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Islamist Terrorism ◽  
Political Decisions

AbstractThe conflict between the Thai state and the Malay-Muslim insurgency in the country's Deep South is one of Southeast Asia's most persistent internal security challenges. The start of the current period of violence dates back to the early 2000s, and since then, a significant number of studies exploring the renewed escalation have been published. In this study, we argue that existing scholarship has not adequately accounted for the external environment in which political decisions were taken on how to deal with the southern insurgency. We seek to show how the internationally dominant, hegemonic security agenda of so-called non-traditional security (NTS) influenced the Thai government's approach to the conflict. Building upon the Copenhagen School's securitisation theory, we show how the insurgency became securitised under the dominant NTS narrative, leading to the adoption of harsh measures and alienating discourses that triggered the escalation of violence that continues today. The specific NTS frameworks that ‘distorted’ the Thai state's approach of one that had been informed solely by local facts and conditions were those of anti-narcotics and Islamist terrorism, albeit in different ways. Based on the findings from the case study, the article concludes with a reflection on the role of the hegemonic NTS agenda and its implications for Southeast Asian politics and scholarship.

scholarly journals Academic Identity and Communities of Practice: Narratives of Social Science Academics Career Decisions in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 388
Author(s):  
Gregory Siy Ching
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Academic Identity ◽  
Hiring Practices ◽  
Role Conflicts ◽  
The Social

Academic identity is an important aspect of organizing an academic career. An academic identity is distinct and unique and can be defined as the core attitudes that determine how individuals approach the concept of work. In the current era of neoliberalism, changes to university governance in Taiwan have transformed working conditions and hiring practices in academia. Inevitably, role conflicts have emerged, and work stress within higher education institutions has increased. The current study summarizes the narratives of nine academics from the social sciences. The study is anchored in the concept that academic identity formation is rooted in the doctoral education stage. Using a qualitative narrative inquiry lens, interactions between different communities of practice during the doctoral education stage are analyzed, along with later career decisions and the role communities of practice play in those decisions. The findings show that doctoral mentors and fellows all contributed to the formation of a core academic identity, while later career decisions were equally affected by neoliberal policies. It is hoped that by recognizing the role of academic identity, administrators may be able to influence how academics adapt amidst the competing pressures within the academe.

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