Application Of Dynamic Capabilities Research Articles

Bridging Knowledge Management and Capabilities in Innovative Projects: An Integrative Framework

The application of dynamic capabilities and absorptive capacity in innovative projects can use the knowledge processed by knowledge management as a strategic resource. Thus, this article aims to investigate how the cross-fertilization among dynamic capabilities, absorptive capacity, and knowledge management can benefit the development of innovative projects. The research approach is a literature review. We identified core codes and their relationships. We propose an integrative framework, detailing three propositions. It also presents unsolved questions and new trends for future research agendas. The results can provide valuable contributions for project managers, pointing out how project capabilities can enhance innovative projects.

Dynamic capabilities in social purpose organisation during critical event: Case study analysis

This study aims to investigate the linkage between Dynamic Capabilities (DC) and the social impact of Social Purpose Organisation (SPO) under the critical conditions during the COVID-19 quarantine period. We argue that DC is important in SPO to create value and have a social impact, they are well manifested under the critical events. Exploratory approach and a qualitative single case study methodology were utilised. Data was collected based on interviews and documents analysis in non-profit non-governmental organisations in Lithuania. The findings highlight that the DC in the SPO was evidenced through the sensing, seizing, and transforming capabilities and the linkage has been revealed in making a social impact. The study elaborates the theory of DC and the findings help practitioners to focus on the development and application of DC in SPO.

Small firm Growth-Enabling Capability: Toward a Framework for Young Technology-Based Firms (WITHDRAWN)

Growth of young technology-based firms (YTBFs) is dynamic rather than linear in nature. As such, the increased complexity accompanying their growth confronts YTBFs with unique challenges, making it difficult for these firms to grow. Despite this inherent complexity, however, there remains much left to discover in terms of how such transitioning processes can be facilitated. While earlier studies have mostly adopted a stage-based approach to exploring the notion of growth, we argue that viewing the concept through a dynamic perspective presents a more appropriate approach in the context of YTBFs. In this article we indeed assume a dynamic perspective to explore how YTBFs can facilitate dynamic growth transitions. Based on insights from strategic entrepreneurship and growth literature, we suggest that such transitioning is reflected by three inherent challenges: the engineering challenge, the orchestration challenge, and the legitimation challenge. To achieve our objective, we adopt a qualitative, systematic combining approach based on eight exploratory interviews, eight semi-structured interviews, and two focus groups. We find that YTBFs should focus on the development of absorptive, adaptive, networking, innovative, learning, and individual (managerial) capabilities, in order to enable growth-transitions. Our results are largely in line with, but also extending, existing literature in that they show how particular capabilities can be perceived as relevant growth-enabling capabilities. As such, this study contributes to several research streams, providing interesting paths to future investigation. First, by adopting a strategic entrepreneurship perspective, we adopt a novel approach to addressing the problem of growth-transitioning in the context of YTBFs. Similarly, this allows us to explore the relevance and application of dynamic capabilities in the same context, which has received a rather limited attention as opposed to that of established firms. To further clarify our article’s contributions, we develop a comprehensive framework, connecting our results to existing literature, explaining how each capability can be related to particular challenges, thereby paving the way for further research on the topic. In doing so, we provide managerial insights for YTBFs’ managers to enhance their understanding of growth and more appropriately allocate their resource-investments. Our study’s main limitation is represented by the relatively small sample used and its exploratory approach, which provides incentive for further empirical investigation to validate our results.

Analysis of the Dynamical Capabilities into the Public Research Institutes to Their Strategic Decision-Making

Academy–industry collaborations (AICs) play a crucial role in the creation of new knowledge, by transferring this knowledge to the society and bringing into line theory and practice. Although in the state-of-the-art exists a number of efforts to analyze different factors that influence these collaborations, little attention has been paid in the application of dynamic capabilities (DCs) as an emerging tool to identify strategic elements in public research institutes (PRIs). Aiming to fill this literature gap, in this study, DCs methodology was applied to the Mexican PRI in order to classify the research activities into these strategies. A second stage was carried out to determine the influence of each DC in the global productivity and knowledge integration or transfer. The relationship between the variables was statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The main findings of this study showed that sensing and reconfiguration capabilities have a direct interaction on the global productivity and knowledge integration or transfer of the Mexican PRI, whereas the seizing capabilities present a weak impact on these items. The proper application of the DCs framework, as a substantial instrument for the PRI, opens up an alternative to identify that the main activities should receive special attention during the strategic planning process. These strategies can improve academy–industry collaborations by promoting the process of global knowledge and technology development.

How can small and medium-sized enterprises maximize the benefit derived from Strategic flexibility? The moderating effect of Contextual Ambidextrous Learning

Objectives: Controversial results are found in literature regarding the influence of strategic flexibility to SMEs’ performance, which is related to lack of understanding about the contextual factors required for its optimal functioning. Thus, it is necessary to conduct a study to investigate the contextual condition enhancing the effect of flexibility. Methods/ Statistical Analysis: Using a quantitative research method, this study examined the proposed model in Medium Tech Iranian manufacturing SMEs. Sample includes 60 SMEs which have been chosen through stratified sampling technical. Factor analysis is used for measurement assessment indicating high reliability and validity of the instrument. In order to test the hypothesis, this study has applied hierarchical regression analysis to test the moderating effect of ambidextrous learning on strategic flexibility–performance relationship. Findings: The relationship between flexibility consisting of both action and resource reconfiguring flexibility and SMEs’ performance is approved in this study. Contextual Ambidextrous Learning is also found as the required contextual factor moderating this relationship. The result is in line with studies that are in favor of necessity of both Exploitative and Explorative innovation strategies for SMEs. Application/Improvements: The result from study has examined and approved a hierarchical relationship between levels of dynamic capabilities and has shed light on application of dynamic capabilities in handling strategy execution in SMEs. Keywords: Contextual Ambidextrous Learning, SMEs, Strategic Flexibility

Crisis Response via Dynamic Capabilities: A Necessity in NPOs\u2019 Capability Building

Dynamic capability research increasingly seeks to identify mechanisms founding dynamic capabilities because this microfoundation provides options for influencing the application of dynamic capabilities. Dynamic capabilities in turn support organizations to achieve continuous organizational change. We pursue deeper insight into the microfounding mechanisms of dynamic capabilities with regard to management-related variables. Survey data from hot spots of refugee crisis 2016 all across Austria allow us to examine how managerial mechanisms on microlevel and dynamic capabilities on macro-level are linked and particularly how managers can influence the application of dynamic capabilities. Data evaluation is based on mediation analysis. Study reveals that participative leadership fosters dynamic capabilities of NPOs active in refugee aid. Further, we provide evidence that the manager´s perception, how self-determined he/she is and how impactful his/her actions are, enhances the application of dynamic capabilities.

Dynamic capabilities and their impact on research organizations’ R&D and innovation performance

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to reveal and justify influential factors of dynamic capabilities on research organizations’ R&D and innovation performance.Design/methodology/approachAdoption of seminal D. Teece’s (1997) concept of dynamic capabilities and operationalized matrix of key performance indicators in the area of R&D and innovation allowed the construction of the strategic management model for research organizations, consequently tested by methods of statistical analysis.FindingsThe empirical findings reveal that there exists positive influence of the dynamic capabilities on research organizations’ R&D and innovation performance. Explicitly, sensing, seizing and re-configuring dimensions of dynamic capabilities have positive impact on R&D and innovation results; consequently, the peculiarities of their inter-dependencies are identified.Research limitations/implicationsDelivered research is based on the investigation of Lithuanian research organizations’ dynamic capabilities and their impact on their R&D and innovation performance. Therefore, further research could be extended to foreign countries.Practical implicationsThe model on management of research organization’s dynamic capabilities with the aim for better R&D and innovation performance is conceptualized and specified hereinafter. In the course of the research, constructed toolkit to eventually measure research organization’s R&D and innovation performance or use it as the set of key performance indicators in the benchmarking exercise is suggested.Originality/valueThe paper is one of the first to suggest novel application of dynamic capabilities’ view within the domain of research organizations.

Success Traps, Dynamic Capabilities and Firm Performance

Dynamic capabilities (DCs) are fundamental to the understanding of differential firm performance. However, the question remains why some firms are better at developing and applying DCs than others. In particular, successful firms have been warned against the tendency to fall into a success or competence trap, where success reinforces exploitation of existing competences and crowds out exploration of new competences, hindering the development of DCs. Therefore, this study examines the effects of success traps on DCs and consequently firm performance, taking into account firm strategy and market dynamism. To facilitate this, our study also identifies the commonalities of DCs across firms. Drawing on survey data from 113 UK high‐tech small and medium‐sized firms, we find that success traps have a significant, strong negative effect on DCs, which in turn have a weak positive effect on firm performance; DCs are manifested through absorptive and transformative capabilities as two common features across firms. We also find that the development and application of DCs is related to internal factors (such as success traps) rather than external factors (such as market dynamism).