Deconstructing and reconstructing the capability hierarchy

Hine, Damian; Parker, Rachel; Pregelj, Lisette; Verreynne, Martie‐Louise

doi:10.1093/icc/dtt046

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“… In slower-paced environments firms may rely first-order capabilities (Hine, Parker, Pregelj, & Verreynne, 2013;Winter, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Dynamic capabilities are particularly wellsuited to explain how firms in high-velocity industries innovate (Zahra, Sapienza, & Davidsson, 2006). High-velocity markets are fast-paced consumer goods sectors like pharmaceuticals and computing, where technological change is rapid, the market dynamics are continuously changing, and, therefore, competitive advantage is often short-lived (Eisenhardt & Martin, 2000;Hine et al, 2013;Teece et al, 1997).…”

Section: Study 1: Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First, according to Winter (2003) ad hoc problem solving is a non-routine response to unexpected circumstances. While non-routine activities are often viewed as higher order, and therefore dynamic, capabilities (Hine et al, 2013) ad hoc problem solving is not a dynamic capability in this setting since it is essentially an unpatterned organisational response not tied to any enduring higher-level organisational routine (Winter, 2003). This notion of ad hoc problem solving seems particularly well-suited to explain how PBFs resolve the uncertainty associated with CoPS projects and deliver innovative responses to problems that arise (Stinchcombe & Heimer, 1985).…”

Section: Study 1: Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In these low-velocity settings, firms have rarer opportunities for innovation than in high-velocity settings, and so maintaining a high-level dynamic capability (for new product development, for instance) that would be used rarely would be a waste of resources (Winter, 2003). In addition, dynamic capabilities are specific investments tied to particular outcomes, and are thus limited in their applicability to unknown or adverse problem sets (Hine et al, 2013;Winter, 2003). For…”

Section: Study 1: Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Capabilities Basis  Capabilities are often tied to the production of novel products.  Capability literature focused on dynamic capabilities in high velocity environments settings (Hine et al, 2013;Winter, 2003).…”

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Novel product innovation in project-based firms: explaining innovation where interdependent firms deliver complex system-level outcomes

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Project-based firms (PBFs) are an increasingly important firm type in today's projectdriven world. Over the next two decades, PBFs will transform nearly $60 trillion into complex product systems (CoPS) that comprise the communication, energy, and transportation infrastructure of our modern global economy. In the process, they will participate in a collective technological development process that is iterative, intensely interorganisational, and dominated by their participation in large industry projects. In this environment, PBFs will deliver components, subsystems, and CoPS, some being novel products that are new to the world. These are called CoPS-related novel products.However, the current understanding of how PBFs introduce CoPS-related novel products is lacking. In general, the existing innovation literature does not provide an adequate inter-organisational perspective, which is necessary to explain the development of new The CoPS innovation literature itself remains too focused on the role of large system integrators, and not on the broader network of firms that support innovation. This leaves unscrutinised rest of the 'project-based productive network' of firms delivering products (components, technologies, and subsystems) into the higher-level CoPS. Taken together, the current literature inadequately addresses many factors that are important to novel product innovation in PBFs. Therefore, the central research question this thesis aims to answer is: What factors facilitate PBFs' ability to introduce novel product innovations in environments where interdependent firms deliver complex system-level outcomes?Three specific challenges are imperative to understanding novel product introduction in PBFs. The first relates to the project-based nature of organising, which means that PBFs have contingent opportunities for novel product innovation, depending upon the circumstances of the projects they conduct. This is called the contingent opportunities problem. The second challenge is that PBFs have to ensure that their innovations are compatible with our technologies in their environment. This is called the technological interdependencies problem. The third challenge is that PBFs have enduring interorganisational commitments that extend across the projects they conduct. This is called the enduring relationships problem.ii Novel product innovation in project-based firms Three research studies were designed and conducted to address the three specific challenges. The research is based on survey data collected from PBFs in the Australian upstream oil and gas industry. Study 1 investigates capabilities that PBFs use to overcome the contingent opportunities problems. This study finds that firms use an adaptive problemsolving capability to recognise opportunities within projects, and are reliant on networking capabilities to bring about novel product innovations. Study 2 investigates how PBFs use both inbound and outbound non-pecuniary open innovation practices to resolve technological interdependencies. This stud...

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“… In slower-paced environments firms may rely first-order capabilities (Hine, Parker, Pregelj, & Verreynne, 2013;Winter, 2003).…”

Section: Research Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Study 1: Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Study 1: Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Study 1: Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Study Onementioning

confidence: 99%

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Building tourism organizational resilience to crises and disasters: A dynamic capabilities view

Jiang

Ritchie

Verreynne

2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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The importance of resilience for tourism organizations facing crises and disasters is indisputable. Yet little is known about how these organizations become resilient. This paper proposes that dynamic capabilities provide a mechanism that enables tourism organizations to respond to disruptive environmental changes through a process of routine transformation, resource allocation, and utilization. The resulting theoretical framework takes a processual view to show how an organization's existing operational routines transform into new ones that are resilient to disruptive events, enabled by dynamic capabilities and slack resources. The paper outlines six research propositions and suggests methods for future empirical research.

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Can Dynamic Capabilities be Developed Using Workplace E-learning Processes?

Costello

McNaughton

2016

Know. Process Mgmt.

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In this paper, we discuss how an organisation's e‐learning processes might reflect and contribute to the development of dynamic capabilities. We offer a definition of the dynamic capabilities concept and a model of how they are developed and discuss its component constructs, organisational learning and ambidexterity. We also suggest that the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities can be understood in the context of an organisation's e‐learning processes. Using Teece's () sensing, seizing and transforming framework, we present a set of empirically testable propositions that suggest how an organisation's e‐learning processes can support the development of dynamic capabilities. This article contributes to the literature by laying out a path for investigating the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities by exploring a specific learning process. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Deconstructing and reconstructing the capability hierarchy

Cited by 70 publications

References 84 publications

Novel product innovation in project-based firms: explaining innovation where interdependent firms deliver complex system-level outcomes

Novel product innovation in project-based firms: explaining innovation where interdependent firms deliver complex system-level outcomes

Building tourism organizational resilience to crises and disasters: A dynamic capabilities view

Can Dynamic Capabilities be Developed Using Workplace E-learning Processes?

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