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Leveraging strategic network resources into firm performance: the roles of dynamic capabilities and platform monitoring

Lixin Sheng (School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China)
Jianlin Wu (School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China)
Jibao Gu (School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China)

Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing

ISSN: 0885-8624

Article publication date: 21 May 2024

Issue publication date: 1 August 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

Drawing from the resource-based view (RBV), this study aims to develop a parsimonious model in the context of digital platforms that links strategic network resources (SNR) and firm performance through considering dynamic capabilities (DC) as important mediating mechanisms. In addition, we also investigate how platform monitoring shapes the relationship between SNR and DC.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses the survey data from 162 firms in eastern China.

Findings

The findings indicate that both two DC dimensions (i.e., sensing and reconfiguring) significantly mediate the relationship of SNR-performance. Moreover, platform monitoring positively moderates the relationship of SNR and sensing as well as SNR and reconfiguring.

Originality/value

With these findings, this study advances SNR and digital platform research and provides insights into how to transform SNR into superior performance through DC.

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Acknowledgements

Funding: This study was supported by (1) National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 72072168), (2) Provincial Quality Project of Anhui Higher Education Institution (Grant No. 2022jyxm1838), and (3) National Social Science Fund Major Project (Grant No. 22&ZD094).

Citation

Sheng, L., Wu, J. and Gu, J. (2024), "Leveraging strategic network resources into firm performance: the roles of dynamic capabilities and platform monitoring", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 39 No. 9, pp. 1907-1921. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-08-2023-0458

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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