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A process model of the maturation of a new dynamic capability
journal contribution
posted on 2018-11-16, 14:42 authored by Yen Tran, Shaker Zahra, Mathew HughesThe literature on dynamic capabilities highlights their importance for gaining competitive advantage. However, existing research fails to explain how a new capability matures into a source of such an advantage. This study addresses this question using a process approach. It examines how this maturation process occurs and develops within a firm to a point where a new dynamic capability becomes institutionalized in an organization. Taking the case of a dynamic synchronization capability, one that enables a firm to coordinate dual innovation strategies, and that matures through the integration of operational sourcing capabilities, our study highlights the role of socio (group interactions) and cognitive (perceptions and interpretations) elements via an interactive learning in this process. The case shows that this process is multi-stage, unfolding across different organizational levels and encounters a series of conflicts that act as triggers for capability maturation. This paper contributes to the literature by focusing on the maturation of a capability rather than the emergence of a new capability, which has dominated prior research.
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Business
Published in
Industrial Marketing ManagementVolume
83Pages
115 - 127Citation
TRAN, Y., ZAHRA, S. and HUGHES, M., 2018. A process model of the maturation of a new dynamic capability. Industrial Marketing Management, 83, pp.115-127.Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Industrial Marketing Management and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.11.009Acceptance date
2018-11-14Publication date
2018-11-22Copyright date
2018ISSN
0019-8501Publisher version
Language
- en