Blind spots of dynamic capabilities: A systems theoretic perspective

Burisch, Robert; Wohlgemuth, Veit

doi:10.1016/j.jik.2016.01.015

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“…While these elements of DC have been widely used in management research (e.g. Pisano, 2017;Sprafke, Externbrink and Wilkens, 2012;Burisch and Wohlgemuth, 2016), the implications for improving SME participation in public procurement is still an underexplored area in the literature. This paper seeks to advance knowledge in this area.…”

Section: Dynamic Capability (Dc) Theory: Development and Critiquementioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamic capabilities for SME participation in public procurement

Akenroye

Owens

Baz

et al. 2020

BPMJ

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PurposeAlthough small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play major roles in most economies in terms of job creation, innovation and contribution to national income, they are often underrepresented in public procurement markets. This paper aims to explore how the dynamic capabilities theory can improve SME participation in public procurement.Design/methodology/approachThrough a systematic literature review, the paper identifies common barriers to the effective participation of SMEs in public procurement and explores the applicability of the dynamic capabilities theory in addressing these barriers.FindingsA theoretical analysis was conducted to identify possible relationships between the factors reported in the literature as barriers to SME participation in public procurement and different components of the dynamic capabilities of firms (i.e. sensing, seizing, reconfiguring and learning). Seven key propositions were generated to guide future research.Research limitations/implicationsDespite its contributions, this paper is based solely on a systematic literature review and theoretical analysis. Future studies could use meta-analysis to review multiple studies relating to the nexus between SMEs and public procurement, hence improving methodological rigour.Practical implicationsThe paper contributes to the ongoing debate about whether and how SMEs can leverage their resources and capabilities to develop self-help strategies to improve participation in public procurement, an area yet underexplored in the literature.Originality/valueThis is one of the few studies examining the implications of firm-level capabilities of SME activity in public procurement markets. The findings may be beneficial to SME managers/owners, particularly regarding firms' ability to leverage resources and capabilities to participate effectively in public procurement.

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Section: Dynamic Capability (Dc) Theory: Development and Critiquementioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamic capabilities for SME participation in public procurement

Akenroye

Owens

Baz

et al. 2020

BPMJ

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“…This is due to the core rigidity caused by large firms’ inertia that results from the large stock of existing knowledge [ 76 ]. Core rigidity lowers the motivation to initiate substantial change to effectively incorporate environmental knowledge from stakeholders in the production process [ 77 ]. Moreover, large firms tend to have a long-established and structured production process, which poses a greater challenge to integrating external knowledge of the environment into a settled knowledge system [ 78 ].…”

Section: Theory and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eco-Efficiency and Private Firms’ Relationships with Heterogeneous Public Stakeholders in China

Chen

Liu

2020

IJERPH

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Private firms have been struggling to simultaneously achieve both environmental and economic goals. The concept of eco-efficiency captures the extent to which firms gain competitiveness through environmental management. Based on stakeholder salience theory and organizational learning theory, this study proposes that relationship with public stakeholders can hinder or promote private firms’ eco-efficiency. Our findings showed that firm eco-efficiency is reduced by a relationship with the government but is enhanced by relationships with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This study also found that the effects on eco-efficiency of a firm’s relationship with public stakeholders are contingent on firm size. The findings of this study shed light on the organizational learning perspective of eco-efficiency and multi-stakeholder management by theoretically and empirically differentiating the effects on firm eco-efficiency of relationships with the government and NGOs.

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“…However, the concept is characterised by its fragmentation. This is true for both definitions and conceptualisations of dynamic capabilities, which has an impact on empirical research (Arend and Bromiley 2009;Vogel and Güttel 2013;Burisch and Wohlgemuth 2016).…”

Section: Dynamic Capabilitiesmentioning

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The Influence of Industry Characteristics and Dynamic Capabilities on Firms’ Profitability

Pervan

Ćurak

Kramarić

2017

IJFS

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Abstract:The aim of this research was to explore one of the most intriguing dimensions of every firm's business-its performance. Aside from analysing the influence of industry's characteristics on the firm's performance, the authors addressed the characteristics of dynamic capabilities and their role in contribution to the firm's ultimate success. The analysis was conducted on a sample of 118 small Croatian manufacturing companies. The application of the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach revealed a statistically significant influence of both the industry's characteristics (represented by Porter's five forces framework) and dynamic capabilities (based on Teece's theory) on the firm's performance, where the influence of dynamic capabilities is proven to be larger than that of the industry.

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Blind spots of dynamic capabilities: A systems theoretic perspective

Cited by 36 publications

References 46 publications

Dynamic capabilities for SME participation in public procurement

Dynamic capabilities for SME participation in public procurement

Eco-Efficiency and Private Firms’ Relationships with Heterogeneous Public Stakeholders in China

The Influence of Industry Characteristics and Dynamic Capabilities on Firms’ Profitability

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