Productive dynamic capability, environmental uncertainty, and organizational performance: an analysis of micro and small-sized agroindustries in Southern Brazil

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to correlate the constructs of productive dynamic capability and organizational performance mediated by environmental uncertainty in micro and small agroindustries of Brazilian states such as the Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná.Methodology: In order to reach the expected aim, quantitative research using the survey technique was developed. The sample that was used consisting of 138 small and micro-sized of southern Brazilian agroindustries. It was performed confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling for the data analysis. In order to analyze the mediation, the two dimensions of environmental uncertainty, complexity, and dynamism were analyzed each one isolated.Findings: The outcomes show a positive correlation between productive dynamic capability and performance in rural agroindustries. The mediation of both complexity and dynamism presented a positive statistical significance, that is the environmental uncertainty mediated the relationship. This study suggests that the agroindustries productive dynamic capability contributes to its performance, and the perception of environmental uncertainty influences this relation.Originality/Value: The study contributes to the dynamic capabilities’ theory, advancing and providing new empirical evidence to the investigations on dynamic capabilities, specifically on productive dynamic capability, when relating the performance construct in micro and small agroindustries. It also contributes to the environmental uncertainty field through its mediating effect on the relation between productive dynamic capability and organizational performance.

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Narratives of environmental munificence of 3PL firms on the relationship between dynamic capabilities, strategic management and organizational performance

Journal of Strategy and Management ◽

10.1108/jsma-01-2021-0019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Korhan Arun ◽

Saniye Yildirim Ozmutlu

Keyword(s):

Strategic Management ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Performance Outcomes ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Environmental Munificence ◽

The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how the mediating effect of strategic management impacts the relationship between dynamic capabilities and firm performance concerning environmental munificence in 3rd party logistics (3PL) firms operating in Turkey.Design/methodology/approachVariance-based structural equation modeling algorithm and correlation analysis were applied to survey data obtained from (n = 482) a top manager from 3PL companies.FindingsResults revealed that dynamic capabilities were a strong predictor for organizational performance, environmental munificence also emerges as a key predictor for dynamic capabilities and strategic management, and strategic management fully mediates the link between dynamic capabilities and organizational performance, suggesting that they function as substitutes in affecting performance outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper provides empirical evidence of the relationship between the dynamic capability adaptation, strategic management, environment and performance of 3PL firms. As a limitation, the results are based on survey research with a limited sample size.Practical implicationsOrganizations should manage not only dynamism but also the scarcity of environmental resources found to be significant on both dynamic capabilities and strategic management. Additionally, in the logistics sector, managers should focus on the big picture while they empower and lead capable followers to transform this strategic view into operational-level changes.Originality/valueDepending on the relationships between constructs, studying environmental munificence is a different topic than the dynamic environment concept in the effectiveness of dynamic capabilities of 3PL firms. As well as dynamic capabilities at the level of individual and strategic management relationship on organization performance are confirmed.

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Mediation effect of dynamic capability in the relationship between knowledge management and strategic leadership on organizational performance accountability

International Journal of Law and Management ◽

10.1108/ijlma-01-2017-0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 517-529 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kamariah Najmi ◽

Abdul Rahman Kadir ◽

Muh. Isa Ansari Kadir

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Hospital Performance ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Dynamic Capability ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Strategic Leadership ◽

Content Type ◽

The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine and assess the effect of knowledge management and strategic leadership on performance of hospitals by using variables’ mediating effect of dynamic capability. Design/methodology/approach The population included in this study are all the elements of leadership, i.e. both structural and functional leaders at the four hospitals in Makassar [the central government (Dr Wahidin Sudiro Husodo), Regional General Hospital belonging to the Provincial Government of South Sulawesi (Hospital Labuang Baji and hospitals Hajj) and government hospitals (hospitals belonging Makassar City Government)]. The sample size resulting from the analysis tools included approximately 100 respondents. This research used both structural, i.e. structural equation modeling (SEM), and Sobel tests for assessing the mediation effects. Findings First, dynamic capabilities as a mediation variable in relationship between the knowledge management and performance of hospitals, indicates that higher knowledge management will result in improved hospital performance, if the mediated dynamic capability was also higher. Second, dynamic capabilities as the mediation in the relationship between strategic leadership and hospital performance indicates that a higher strategic leadership will lead to improved hospital performance, if the mediated dynamic capability was also higher. Originality/value The results of previous studies on knowledge management in public sector organizations were not sufficiently clear. Moreover, the study of knowledge management in the health services industry also received less attention from previous researchers. This research attempts to fill the gap further by examining the influence of knowledge management on organizational dynamic capability and organizational performance of hospitals. The presence of the mediating variable dynamic capability also differentiates this study from previous studies.

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Innovation Capability for SME Biomass Industry Performance

Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs in Industry 4.0 - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2577-7.ch006 ◽

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.

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Innovation Capability for SME Biomass Industry Performance

Research Anthology on Cross-Industry Challenges of Industry 4.0 ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-8548-1.ch064 ◽

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

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Influence of Knowledge Management Practices on Entrepreneurial and Organizational Performance: A Mediated-Moderation Model

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577106 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Cai Li ◽

Sheikh Farhan Ashraf ◽

Fakhar Shahzad ◽

Iram Bashir ◽

Majid Murad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Management Practices ◽

Equation Model ◽

Opportunity Recognition ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Knowledge Management Practices ◽

The Relationship

This study aims to identify the influence of knowledge management practices on the entrepreneurial and organizational performance with the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities and moderating role of opportunity recognition. Data were gathered from 486 entrepreneurs and applied a structural equation model to test the hypotheses. We found that knowledge management practices have a positive and significant influence on dynamic capabilities, as well as have a significant impact on entrepreneurial and organizational performance. Moreover, results indicated that dynamic capabilities partially mediate in the relationship between knowledge management practices on entrepreneurial and organizational performance. Furthermore, the relationship between knowledge management practices with entrepreneurial and organizational performance strengthening by opportunity recognition. Further, implications and limitations were discussed in the paper.

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Enhancing supply chain performance through collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment

Business Process Management Journal ◽

10.1108/bpmj-03-2017-0052 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 625-646 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Hassan Barau Singhry ◽

Azmawani Abd Rahman

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Collaborative Planning ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Supply Chain Performance ◽

Innovation Capability ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Content Type

Purpose Despite the importance of collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR), its influence on supply chain innovation capability (SCIC) and supply chain performance (SCP) has not been sufficiently examined. The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedence of SCP through CPFR and SCIC. Design/methodology/approach Through cluster and stratified random sampling, 286 responses from top managers of 1,574 Nigerian manufacturing companies were analyzed. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling with AMOS graphics. Findings The results show that SCIC has a full mediating effect on the relationship between CPFR and SCP. Specifically, CPFR has a significant relationship with both SCP and SCIC, and SCIC also relates significantly to SCP. Practical implications This study offers implications for manufacturers in developing countries in general, and in Nigeria in particular, by providing a guideline on how to improve SCP through CPFR. Originality/value The paper contributes to the limited studies on CPFR and SCP by extending this line of study into the realm of innovation capability and innovation. It integrates the social exchange theory and the dynamic capabilities theory to examine the collaborative processes of CPFR in the supply chain context. This study stressed the importance of boundary theoretical spanning by extending CPFR and SCP into the domain of innovation capability.

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Keep Innovating: Absorptive Capacity and the Performance of Brazilian Information Technology Companies

Revista de Administração Contemporânea ◽

10.1590/1982-7849rac2019180221 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 499-519 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Claudio Testoni Cardozo ◽

Oscar Rudy Kronmeyer Filho ◽

Guilherme Luis Roehe Vaccaro

Keyword(s):

Organizational Performance ◽

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Continuous Innovation ◽

Jel Code ◽

Information Technology Companies ◽

Adaptation Ability ◽

Realized Absorptive Capacity

Abstract Continuous innovation is considered a major challenge for companies. By deepening this issue, this article highlights the absorptive capacity, which is the ability to explore external knowledge. This study analyzes the extent to which absorptive capacity affects the organizational performance of Brazilian IT companies. A theoretical model containing three hypotheses related to potential absorptive capacity, realized absorptive capacity, and organizational performance is analyzed by using factor analysis and structural equation modeling using an instrument applied to 130 companies between the months of July and August of 2017. The results show significant relations between the dimensions of absorptive capacity and organizational performance, indicating that a characteristic of the technological market is translated by adaptation ability, which demonstrates the influence of potential and realized absorptive capacity in performance as explained by the firm’s dynamic capabilities. JEL Code: N76, O32, L25.

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Building loyalty through functional and hedonic quality

Industrial Management & Data Systems ◽

10.1108/imds-06-2013-0278 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 114 (3) ◽

pp. 387-404 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Maria Del Mar Alonso-Almeida ◽

Merce Bernardo ◽

Josep Llach ◽

Frederic Marimon

Keyword(s):

Web Sites ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Perceived Value ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Quality Model ◽

Content Type ◽

Functional Quality ◽

Hedonic Quality

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose and test an e-quality model for leisure products purchased online. Two dimensions are considered in order to configure the scale: functional quality and hedonic quality. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a survey conducted on a sample of 1,109 online customers who had bought travel leisure products, the model and hypotheses were validated using structural equation modeling analysis. Findings – The results reveal that both quality dimensions, through an e-quality second order dimension, are critical to obtaining loyalty through perceived value. In terms of functional quality, however, privacy is not significant for consumers because security programs have improved. Moreover, the e-quality – perceived value – loyalty service chain has been confirmed. In addition, a partial mediating effect of perceived value between e-quality and loyalty has been detected. Practical implications – e-Service managers must be aware of the importance of hedonic quality in seeking to attract and retain customers on their web sites. On the other hand, it has to be considered not only direct effects for evaluating customer loyalty, but also the mediator effect of perceived value is needed. Originality/value – From now on, the paper forecasts that “hedonics” will be present in future scales designed to assess e-quality, although what is really valued as important is still functional quality.

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The relationship between soft and hard quality management practices, innovation and organizational performance in higher education

The TQM Journal ◽

10.1108/tqm-01-2020-0014 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (6) ◽

pp. 1349-1372 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mauro Sciarelli ◽

Mohamed Hani Gheith ◽

Mario Tani

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Quality Management ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Management Practices ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Quality Practices ◽

The Relationship

PurposeThis study aims to empirically investigate the effects of both soft and hard quality management (QM) on innovation and organizational performance. It also examines the mediating role of hard QM, administrative innovation and technical innovation on the relationship between soft QM and organizational performance in higher education (HE).Design/methodology/approachThe approach of this study is quantitative. The data used to test the hypotheses were obtained through online questionnaire sent to the academic staff of public universities in Naples (Italy). The hypothesized relationships are tested with data collected from 356 respondents by using the partial least squares structural equation modeling technique (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe results show that quality practices improve innovation and organizational performance, while innovation positively impacts organizational performance. The findings also indicate that soft QM affects organizational performance directly and indirectly through hard QM. Hard QM and innovation show a partial sequential mediating effect on soft QM-performance relationshipPractical implicationsIn order to implement quality management properly in HE, directors need to recognize the different roles that soft and hard QM can have on innovation and organizational performance. It is important that higher education institutions (HEIs) allocate resources to establish both types of QM practices to achieve the effectiveness of the whole QM system.Originality/valueDespite the existence of numerous studies on the relationship between QM, innovation and organizational performance in manufacturing and services, studies conducted in higher education are still few. This is one of the earliest studies that adopt the multidimensional approach of QM in HE which could help directors understand the interdependencies and different roles of soft and hard quality practices.

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Dynamic capabilities and organizational performance: The mediating role of innovation

Journal of Management & Organization ◽

10.1017/jmo.2017.20 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 731-747 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Steven S Zhou ◽

Abby J Zhou ◽

Junzheng Feng ◽

Shisong Jiang

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Different Types ◽

Core Issue ◽

Different Dimensions

AbstractHow firms’ dynamic capabilities lead to their competitive advantage and improved firm performance has been a core issue and full of debates. In this research, we theorize that dynamic capabilities, which could be defined by three distinct dimensions (sensing capability, integration capability, and reconfiguration capability), facilitate different types of innovation that in turn improve firm performance. Based on a sample of 204 Chinese firms, results from partial least squares structural equation modeling analyses generally support our arguments despite some nuanced differences existing among different dimensions of dynamic capabilities. This study contributes to dynamic capabilities literature by reducing the scarcity of empirical research and by uncovering the mechanisms through which dynamic capabilities influence firm performance.

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