High Dynamic Capability Research Articles

Pathways to corporate green technological innovation: An analysis from the perspective of dynamic capabilities

Green technological innovation has become a pivotal tool for driving economic restructuring and achieving environmental sustainability. However, in the face of complex and volatile market and policy environments, a critical question remains: how can enterprises effectively select and implement innovation pathways to address environmental turbulence? Drawing on data from 14,751 Chinese listed companies from 2012 to 2022, this study employs dynamic capabilities theory and a fixed-effects panel model to examine the impact of dynamic capabilities on firms’ choice of green innovation pathways. Results show a significant positive influence of dynamic capabilities on green innovation, although this effect varies depending on the research and development model and the level of environmental turbulence. Firms with high dynamic capabilities tend to favor independent research and development, with an effect coefficient of 0.778 (p<0.01); firms with moderate dynamic capabilities benefit more from cooperative research and development, with a coefficient of 0.045 (p<0.01); and firms with lower dynamic capabilities primarily pursue green innovation through technology transactions, with a coefficient of 0.052 (p<0.01). Furthermore, environmental turbulence significantly moderates the relationship between dynamic capabilities and green innovation negatively, with an interaction coefficient of -0.088 (p<0.05), indicating that environmental uncertainty weakens the positive impact of dynamic capabilities.These findings suggest that firms can select suitable research and development models aligned with their level of dynamic capabilities and adopt flexible innovation strategies to effectively manage environmental turbulence. This study proposes the following policy recommendations: enterprises should strengthen their dynamic capabilities, particularly in knowledge acquisition, resource integration, and adaptability to environmental changes, to enhance their green innovation capacity. Additionally, the government should increase policy support for green technological innovation by offering financial subsidies, tax incentives, and intellectual property protections, helping enterprises maintain their innovation momentum amid environmental turbulence.

INCREASING THE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF FOOD PROCESSING MSMES IN CIREBON BY CREATING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP ORIENTATION, DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES, AND MARKET ORIENTATION

MSMEs have contributed to accelerating economic growth and creating jobs. However, a number of problems still hinder the growth of their business performance. The improvement of business performance requires a competitive advantage that stems from a strong entrepreneurial and market orientation as well as the high dynamic capabilities of the actors in MSMEs. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the influence of these factors on competitive advantage and their impact on improving MSME business performance. A survey of 336 samples and a quantitative approach were conducted to prove the research hypothesis through structural equation modeling. The novelty of this research is the analysis of the determinants of competitive advantage, especially entrepreneurial orientation, dynamic capabilities, and market orientation, and their impact on business performance, as well as the mediating role of competitive advantage on the influences of entrepreneurial orientation, dynamic capabilities, and market orientation, respectively, on business performance. The study concluded that improving MSME business performance can be done by creating competitive advantage and dynamic capabilities in MSME actors. The creation of competitive advantage requires a strong entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation, as well as high dynamic capabilities by MSME actors. This study presents both theoretical and practical implications and research limitations.

Wheel Speed Effect on Transient Lateral Force and Its Characterization by Ramp-Step Steer Test Method

ABSTRACT The concept “relaxation length” serves as one of several ways to characterize the transient lateral response for a rolling tire. Most test methods developed to identify relaxation length tightly link to Pacejka’s single-contact-point linear transient model. Its underlying assumption is that the traveled distance during the transition interval is always a constant regardless of the wheels’ linear rolling speed. The current research provides physical data against this strong assumption. The data is acquired through a newly-developed test method named the “ramp-step steer method”. The ramp-step steer method features a nonstop, high rolling speed, and fast-changing slip angle procedure that cannot be fulfilled by the conventional “start-stop-resume” step steer method. Thanks to the high dynamic capability of the equipment in GCAPS Corp., the proposed test method becomes feasible. A novel data postprocessing scheme accompanies the test method as well. The ramp-step steer method is independent of any specific models and replicates the scenario of a rolling tire subjected to a sudden slip angle change from on-vehicle to an indoor environment. The wheel speed effect on the tires’ transient lateral response is reflected through a proposed quantity, Ly, which is a more general descriptor and can downscale to relaxation length under specific circumstances. Ly itself does not associate with any model, so the remaining study explains the speed effect through an updated model. The present research aims to provide a better way of characterizing tires’ lateral transient behavior and is not an alternative to identify the key parameter “relaxation length” in Pacejka’s model. Another contribution of the research is categorizing and separating the hierarchy of various transient tire models.

A nullspace-based force correction method to improve the dynamic performance of cable-driven parallel robots

Cable-driven parallel robots distinguish themselves from other robot types through their large workspace and high dynamic capabilities. Investigations show that with purely kinematic control schemes, the theoretical workspace of such robots cannot be fully realized in practice. Current control methods usually rely on complex models whose parameters are difficult to determine with the required precision or feedback from expensive sensors that can measure the actual platform pose. This work presents a force control method that enables high dynamic capabilities within a large workspace for redundantly-constrained cable-driven parallel robots in practice, without the aforementioned drawbacks. The new method modifies the cable forces within the nullspace of the robot’s structure matrix to keep them within their feasible limits and as close as possible to a desired level without changing the platform’s pose. In simulation, it achieves similar performance as a state-of-the-art model predictive control method, with 79% less computational effort. Experiments show that it can quickly reject disturbances and is significantly better at keeping the cable forces within their limits on highly dynamic trajectories than a purely kinematic control scheme.

INTEGRASI MENUJU INDUSTRI KREATIF YANG KUAT DAN DINAMIS

The purposes of this study are to determine the direct and indirect effects of market and entrepreneurial orientation on competitive advantage through dynamic capabilities and to prove the role of dynamic capabilities as an intervening variable. This research is a field research study on creative industries in Malang, Indonesia. A sample of 100 respondents was selected by accidental sampling technique. Data was obtained through questionnaire survey and processed with Partial Least Square analysis. The results showed that market and entrepreneurial orientation had a positive and significant direct effect on competitive advantage, it also had a indirectly effect through dynamic capabilities, and dynamic capabilities consisting is not able enough to mediate market and entrepreneurial orientation on the competitive advantage. An integration of market and entrepreneurial orientation to create high dynamic capabilities and strong competitive advantage is a must for creative industries. To become a strong industry that has high dynamic capabilities to compete, the creative industries should increase information acquisition so that products are more in line with customer expectations.

Commercial partnerships and collaborative innovation in China: the moderating effect of technological uncertainty and dynamic capabilities

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the extent to which two types of commercial partnerships (business partner and non-business partner) affect the collaborative innovation of firms in emerging economies. Specifically, the roles of two commercial partnerships are investigated. Additionally, the study explores the moderating effect of external technological uncertainty and internal dynamic capabilities on the relationship between two commercial partnerships and on collaborative innovation.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 370 high-tech firms in China, the authors applied the partial least squares structural equation modeling approach to model these relationships.FindingsThe findings reveal opportunities and challenges for companies according to two intensities of commercial partnership for collaborative innovation. The partnership contribution to innovation and competiveness is different within the two routes and ranges. The findings indicate that (1) intense commercial relationships with business partners have a stronger positive significant impact on collaborative innovation than those with non-business partners and (2) non-business partners have a weaker positive impact on collaborative innovation at high external technological uncertainty. It was also found that (3) the positive impact of business partners on collaborative innovation is weakened when a firm has high dynamic capabilities, whereas the positive impact of non-business partners is strengthened.Research limitations/implicationsInsight into the roles of two commercial partnerships in achieving collaborative innovation facilitates the advancement of the theoretical understanding of the circumstances under which cooperative innovation can be more effective under different partnerships.Originality/valueA key strategic question is whether comprehensiveness enables firms to make better strategic decisions in various environments. In the process of innovation, companies must choose different types and quantities of partners, and they must regulate their partners’ innovative behavior by establishing a corresponding network structure and relationship rules. The current study focuses on analysis of how different intensities of commercial partnerships affect collaborative innovation. This research provides a theoretical framework that creates a new classification of commercial relations with regard to collaborative innovation, and it highlights the difference between the two types of partnerships. This study finds that there are many problems in the selection of innovative partners in China’s high-tech companies. Therefore, companies should strengthen their understanding of cooperative innovation, and they should build and manage highly efficient innovation networks. This study helps companies, high-tech industry associations, academia and government to take enhanced, informed actions.

Operation ranges and dynamic capabilities of variable-speed pumped-storage hydropower

The development of renewable and intermittent power generation creates incentives for the development of both energy storage solutions and more flexible power generation assets. Pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) is the most established and mature energy storage technology, but recent developments in power electronics have created a renewed interest by providing PSH units with a variable-speed feature, thereby increasing their flexibility. This paper reviews technical considerations related to variable-speed PSH in link with the provision of primary frequency control, also referred to as frequency containment reserves (FCRs). Based on the detailed characteristics of a scale model pump-turbine, the variable-speed operation ranges in pump and turbine modes are precisely assessed and the implications for the provision of FCRs are highlighted. Modelling and control for power system studies are discussed, both for fixed- and variable-speed machines and simulation results are provided to illustrate the high dynamic capabilities of variable-speed PSH.

High Bandwidth Microgripper With Integrated Force Sensors and Position Estimation for the Grasp of Multistiffness Microcomponents

At the microscale, small inertia and high dynamics of microparts increase the complexity of grasping, releasing, and positioning tasks. The difficulty increases especially because the position, the dimensions, and the stiffness of the micropart are unknown. In this paper, the use of a microgripper with integrated sensorized end effectors with high dynamic capabilities is proposed to perform stable and accurate grasps of multistiffness microcomponents. A dynamic nonlinear force/position model of the complete microgripper while manipulating a microcomponent is developed. The model takes into consideration not only free motion and constrained motion, but also, contact transitions which is a key issue at the microscale due to the predominance of surface forces. It enables us to estimate the position of the microgripper's end effectors, the contact position of the microcomponent, and the force applied on the microcomponent. Using the proposed microgripper and its model, both of the gripping forces are measured and the position of each of the microgripper's end effectors is estimated. This enables to perform a stable grasp of the micropart by providing force and position feedback. Moreover, using the developed microgripper and its model, the characterization of the microcomponent can be performed by estimating its dimensions and its stiffness.

High dynamic adaptive robust control of load emulator with output feedback signal

This paper is concerned with the high performance adaptive robust control problem for an aircraft load emulator (LE). High dynamic capability is a key performance index of load emulator. However, physical load emulators exist a lot of nonlinearities and modeling uncertainties, which are the main obstacles for achieving high performance of load emulator. To handle the modeling uncertainty and achieve adjustable model-based compensation, firstly, the mathematical model of the load emulator is built, and then a nonlinear adaptive robust controller only with output feedback signal is proposed to improve the tracking accuracy and dynamic response capability. The controller is constructed based on the adaptive robust control framework with necessary design modifications required to accommodate uncertainties and nonlinearities of hydraulic load emulator. In this approach, nonlinearities are canceled by output feedback signal; and modeling errors, including parametric uncertainties and uncertain nonlinearities, are dealt with adaptive control and robust control respectively. The resulting controller guarantees a prescribed disturbance attenuation capability in general while achieving asymptotic output tracking in the absence of time-varying uncertainties. Experimental results are obtained to verify the high performance nature of the proposed control strategy, especially the high dynamic capability.

Mathematical Modeling of Electromagnetic Levitation Based Active Suspension Using Bond Graph

This paper offers motivation for modeling and simulation of an electromagnetic levitation based active suspension system (EMLASS) using bondgraph. Model of EMLASS contains 2 electromagnets as an unsprung mass and one magnet as sprung mass. Levitation based suspension is a novel technique to develop an active suspension over current technology. It has a high dynamic capability which is more sensitive for the road irregularities and its advantage is to provide additional stability to eliminate the effect of road irregularities. Our goal is to develop mathematical modeling and bondgraph modeling of EMLASS.

Evaluating outsourcing partners' capability: a case study from the pharmaceutical supply chain

Purpose – Many pharmaceutical companies outsource their research and development and manufacturing operations to value chain partners. Effective evaluation of outsourcees' capabilities and relationship management are often central for outsourcers to secure sustainable competitive advantage. This study aims to investigate how to evaluate outsourcees and manage outsourcing relationships in the pharmaceutical industry based on the theory of dynamic capability (DC). Design/methodology/approach – The investigation used an exploratory multiple case study approach. The data collection, spanning a period of 12 months, entailed a multinational pharmaceutical company (PharmCo) with its headquarters in Europe, and four contract research and manufacturing organizations from China and India. Findings – The results show that PharmCo evaluates its outsourcing partners based on their dynamic capabilities, which include processes (project deliverables, communication, and accuracy of costs), positions (financial assets, number of scientists, spectrum of services, and geographical presence), and paths (past experiences). The findings indicate that a pharmaceutical company outsources to partners with high operational capabilities, whereas it builds fully integrated outsourcing relationships only with those that have high dynamic capabilities. Practical implications – Findings from this study provide guidelines for practitioners in manufacturing industries to efficiently and effectively evaluate and manage outsourcees to deal with the challenges and risks associated with strategic outsourcing. Originality/value – The paper contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence on the role of DC in outsourcee evaluation and outsourcing relationship management in the pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, the paper illustrates how to conceptualize and measure the DC as a multi-dimensional construct. The analysis also indicates that partners' dynamic and operational capabilities play different roles in outsourcing relationship management.

An apodized aperture for solar coronagraphy

An apodized aperture should make it possible the direct observation of the solar corona without the need of a Lyot coronagraph. For a perfect circular aperture, a Sonine transmission of the form of a simple parabola (maximum at the aperture center and zero at the edge) should sufficiently reduce the diffraction halo produced by the solar disc to observe the corona very close to the solar limb (a few seconds of arc). The MTF of the apodized aperture takes the form of a Gaussian curve. The high dynamic capability of the instrument is obtained with the drawback of a reduction in throughput and a loss in classical resolution of about 20%, compared with a clear aperture.

Robotic welding system with parallel degrees of freedom

This paper considers some problems concerning robotic welding of large structures. If spot welding is applied, then the task consists of fast motions between welding points, and at each point the end effector stops and maintains position for a short time. Similar examples can be found in arc welding applications. Since large structures and, accordingly, large robots are considered, a significant problem appears when extremely nonuniform motion is required. One way to solve this problem is to introduce parallel degrees of freedom. Two methods for this distribution of motion to parallel degrees of freedom are discussed. The theory resulted in the design of a large portal robot with high dynamic capabilities.