Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access
Advanced search

Search results

1 – 10 of over 67000
To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 2 June 2020

Contributory role of dynamic capabilities in the relationship between organizational learning and innovation performance

Mandana Farzaneh, Peivand Ghasemzadeh, Jamal A. Nazari and Gholamhossein Mehralian

The direct impact of organizational learning (OL) on organizational performance has been studied over the past two decades. However, how OL contributes to organizational…

HTML
PDF (322 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The direct impact of organizational learning (OL) on organizational performance has been studied over the past two decades. However, how OL contributes to organizational innovation still remains under-researched. Based on the knowledge-based view of the firm and dynamic capability theory, we developed a theoretical framework in order to empirically examine how OL offers organizations the essential tools for creating dynamic capabilities (DCs), which pave the way for innovation performance (IP).

Design/methodology/approach

The authors apply a time-lagged, multisource and survey-based research designed to test the proposed model in the pharmaceutical industry where knowledge is a source of innovation. The data collected from companies operating in such an industry were analyzed by utilizing hierarchical regression analysis to explore how OL could lead to IP through DC.

Findings

The results indicated that OL is positively, significantly associated with DCs, as well as its dimensions of learning, integrating and reconfiguring capabilities. The findings showed that these capabilities are significant predictors of innovation performance. In addition, the findings revealed that innovation culture significantly moderates the relationship between DCs and innovation performance.

Originality/value

By dedicating more time and resources, managers can reinforce dynamic capabilities as a strategic tool to generate new knowledge and distribute it across the organization, which can go a long way toward boosting innovation performance in the pharmaceutical industry. This study offers researchers and practitioners invaluable insights into how effective OL can enhance firm-level innovation performance through dynamic capabilities.

Details

European Journal of Innovation Management, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-12-2019-0355
ISSN: 1460-1060

Keywords

  • Organizational learning
  • Dynamic capabilities
  • Innovation performance
  • Innovation culture
  • Pharmaceutical industry

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 30 April 2019

How vendor capabilities impact IT outsourcing performance: An investigation of moderated mediation model

Meng-Meng Wang and Jian-Jun Wang

The purpose of this paper is to explore the underlying mechanisms through which integration capability and learning capability influence IT outsourcing performance from…

HTML
PDF (284 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the underlying mechanisms through which integration capability and learning capability influence IT outsourcing performance from vendor’s perspective.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper develops a moderated mediation model to explain the underlying influence processes of integration capability and learning capability on vendor’s performance. A sample of 237 vendor firms was obtained from China through two separated surveys. The hypotheses were tested with the partial least squares method and bias-corrected bootstrapping method.

Findings

The empirical results indicate that external integration capability (EIC) mediates the effect of internal integration capability (IIC) on vendor outsourcing performance, and the relationship between EIC and vendor performance is positively moderated by learning capability, while learning capability has a negative moderating effect on the link between IIC and vendor performance. Further, the conditional indirect effect is suggested. The indirect effect of IIC on vendor performance through EIC becomes non-significant when learning capability is low.

Originality/value

This study highlights the counterintuitive notion that learning capability may not always have uniformly positive effects and figure out the mechanism through which integration capability and learning capability can effectively improve IT outsourcing performance.

Details

Journal of Enterprise Information Management, vol. 32 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-07-2018-0167
ISSN: 1741-0398

Keywords

  • Project management
  • Dynamic capabilities

Content available
Article
Publication date: 6 September 2019

Technological capability, relational capability and firms’ performance: The role of learning capability

Yakubu Salisu and Lily Julienti Abu Bakar

The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the mediating role of learning capability on the relationship between technological capability, relational capability…

Open Access
HTML
PDF (342 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the mediating role of learning capability on the relationship between technological capability, relational capability and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in developing economy of Africa.

Design/methodology/approach

A quantitative survey design was employed to collect the data from owner/manager of manufacturing SMEs in Nigeria. Partial least square structural equation model was used in the evaluation of both the measurement and structural models to determine the reliability and validity of the measurement and test the hypotheses, respectively.

Findings

The statistical result indicates a positive relationship between technological capability, learning capability and SMEs performance. Equally, relational capability significantly and positively relates to SMEs learning capability. However, relational capability negatively relates to SMEs performance, while technological capability also negatively relates to learning capability. Furthermore, learning capability mediates the negative relationship of relational capability and SMEs performance to significant positive relationship, while it does not mediate the relationship of technological capability and performance.

Research limitations/implications

The analysis of this study is restricted to only resource-based view and dynamic capability theory. Data of the study were collected once a time on a self-reported technique. The study contributed significantly to the body literature on technological and relational capabilities and performance. It also demonstrated the need for SMEs manager to recognize and appreciate the roles of these strategic capabilities in achieving sustainable competitive position.

Practical implications

Through relational capability SMEs develops efficient collaborative relationship to acquire new techniques, knowledge. This is specifically, essential for SMEs firms from less developing and emerging economies as they are lagging behind at the global competitive platform, and that the possession of specific advantage locally may not be adequately enough to help penetrate the global markets. Similarly, technological capability enable firms to identify acquire and apply new external knowledge to develop operational competencies which may lead to the attainment of superior performance.

Social implications

Government policies and programs designed to support technological development and innovation must be adjusted to consider the peculiar nature of SMEs firms in terms of technology and innovativeness that enhances competitive position and performance.

Originality/value

This study empirically examined the relationship of technological and relational capabilities and the SMEs learning capability and performance.

Details

Revista de Gestão, vol. 27 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/REGE-03-2019-0040
ISSN: 2177-8736

Keywords

  • Learning capability
  • Technological capability
  • Relational capability
  • SMEs performance

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 5 August 2019

Building an integrated conceptual model of competitive learning capability: A strategic management perspective

Dilnaz Muneeb, Kok Wei Khong, Christine Ennew and Mohan Avvari

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the overarching role of learning capabilities by presenting a framework to describe how learning capability…

HTML
PDF (247 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the overarching role of learning capabilities by presenting a framework to describe how learning capability development is captured by combining the three main elements of internal marketing orientation, exploratory capabilities and resource recombination.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a conceptual paper building upon the theoretical integration approach of Mayer and Sparrowe (2013) to establish competitive empowerment through learning capability development, effective internal response and resources recombination.

Findings

The competitive learning capability model provides a firm’s foundation for theorizing organizational competitive models from an internal perspective, by mastering learning capability development at the centre of the model.

Research limitations/implications

The paper emphasizes the competitive connotation of learning capabilities as a construct in strategic management. It shows the underlying role of learning across organizational processes; hence, its theoretical significance through the learning capabilities model.

Practical implications

This paper argues that learning is at the centre of organizational competitiveness. Firms can achieve more fruitful results by continuously implementing resource integration strategies built on their learned experiences.

Originality/value

The principal significance of this paper lies in the achievement of conceptualizing learning from a strategic management perspective. Insight in this area helps bridge organizational efforts in pursuit of competitive advantage by exploiting key core learning competencies embedded in a firm’s resources and capabilities.

Details

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, vol. 11 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/APJBA-02-2019-0042
ISSN: 1757-4323

Keywords

  • Dynamic capabilities
  • Internal market orientation
  • Competitive learning capability
  • Organizational competitiveness
  • Resources recombination

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 8 August 2016

Antecedents and outcomes of marketing innovation: An empirical analysis in the hotel industry

Julia Nieves and Gonzalo Diaz-Meneses

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of knowledge resources on marketing innovation and the way learning capability mediates this relationship. In…

HTML
PDF (224 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of knowledge resources on marketing innovation and the way learning capability mediates this relationship. In addition, it evaluates the effect of marketing innovation on the financial performance of hotel firms.

Design/methodology/approach

Data from a survey conducted in companies that operate hotel establishments are analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The SEM technique makes it possible to evaluate the multiple and intersected relationships existing among the variables under study.

Findings

Collective knowledge has a direct influence on marketing innovation and an indirect effect through the learning capability, but the influence of the knowledge held by individuals on marketing innovation is exercised through the learning capability. In turn, both the learning capability and marketing innovation favor the financial performance of hotel firms.

Research limitations/implications

The study shows that intangible resources play an important role in achieving marketing innovation and financial performance. Because the hospitality industry is composed of firms with different characteristics, it would be relevant to confirm the model in other hospitality businesses. Future studies could analyze possible links between marketing innovation and other types of performance.

Practical implications

Hotel firms can reach higher performance levels if they invest in developing the employees’ knowledge and, fundamentally, in fomenting a higher level of collective knowledge related to the business environment in general. Likewise, the learning capability plays a relevant role in achieving performance in hotels firms.

Originality/value

To date, studies on innovation in the field of hospitality have mainly focused on developing new services, while other types of innovation, such as marketing innovation, have taken a backseat. Likewise, the hospitality literature has paid little attention to knowledge assets. This study deals with both topics, analyzing knowledge resources and the learning capability as possible antecedents of marketing innovation activities. Furthermore, the effect of marketing innovation on the firm’s performance is evaluated.

Details

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, vol. 28 no. 8
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-11-2014-0589
ISSN: 0959-6119

Keywords

  • Marketing
  • Innovation
  • Hotel industry
  • Knowledge management
  • Performance measures

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 1 March 2006

Learning capability and business performance: a non‐financial and financial assessment

Isabel Ma Prieto and Elena Revilla

There has been little research that includes reliable deductions about the positive influence of learning capability on business performance. For this reason, the main…

HTML
PDF (146 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

There has been little research that includes reliable deductions about the positive influence of learning capability on business performance. For this reason, the main objective of the present study is to empirically explore the link between learning capability in organizations and business performance evaluated in both financial and non‐financial terms.

Design/methodology/approach

Using data from 111 Spanish companies, research was conducted through a structural equation modelling. In doing so, a measurement model was conducted for the main constructs – learning capability, financial performance and non‐financial performance‐ and examine the paths between them.

Findings

The analysis shows the positive link existing between: learning capability and non‐financial performance; and non‐financial performance and financial performance.

Originality/value

This is a detailed empirical examination of learning capability as a source of performance in organizations. It should be of value to all those who think about the role of learning processes and knowledge in organizations, and who care about their effects on competitiveness.

Details

The Learning Organization, vol. 13 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/09696470610645494
ISSN: 0969-6474

Keywords

  • Learning
  • Business performance
  • Knowledge management
  • Financial performance
  • Spain

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 8 June 2010

An empirical study of mechanisms to enhance entrepreneurs' capabilities through entrepreneurial learning in an emerging market

Hao Jiao, dt ogilvie and Yu Cui

Based on behavioral learning theory, this paper argues that entrepreneurial learning plays an important role in enhancing entrepreneurs' capabilities. With increasing…

HTML
PDF (156 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

Based on behavioral learning theory, this paper argues that entrepreneurial learning plays an important role in enhancing entrepreneurs' capabilities. With increasing research attention given to entrepreneurs' capabilities, the need to explore the building mechanism has continued to escalate. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of changes in entrepreneurial learning approaches that influence the improvement of entrepreneurs' capabilities.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors sent out 1,200 questionnaires, and 226 were returned, of which 167 were usable. The authors used the difference in difference method and the ordinal logistic regression model to analyze the data and test the hypotheses.

Findings

In this paper, the authors report findings using panel data from 167 entrepreneurs. The empirical results show that changes in entrepreneurial learning influence changes in entrepreneurs' capabilities.

Practical implications

Combining theory and evidence from this study, an intertemporal learning model that suggests entrepreneurs' capabilities rest on a self‐reinforcing learning cycle of experiential learning and social network learning from stakeholders is proposed. This is a sense‐making and seizing process affected by entrepreneurs' previous knowledge and their degree of involvement in the organization, which leads them to dedicate increasing resources to the exploration and exploitation of some opportunities, following a process of improving their capabilities.

Originality/value

An empirical verification of the links between learning and capabilities development in the context of China's emerging economy, which has not been studied in the current literature is conducted. This paper provides implications for entrepreneurs in finding the right way to build and enhance capabilities through deployment of learning.

Details

Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship, vol. 2 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/17561391011051162
ISSN: 1756-1396

Keywords

  • Entrepreneurs
  • Competences
  • Learning
  • Entrepreneurialism

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 7 September 2015

Developing complex-project capability through dynamic organizational learning

Terence Ahern, P.J. Byrne and Brian Leavy

The purpose of this paper is to extend the learning boundaries of traditional project capability, which follows the linear planning paradigm, in order to include…

HTML
PDF (290 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to extend the learning boundaries of traditional project capability, which follows the linear planning paradigm, in order to include non-linear complex projects that cannot be completely specified and planned in advance, and so require continuous learning over their life cycles.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on an earlier empirical investigation, where complex-project capability (CPC) is developed through dynamic organizational learning based on non-linear problem solving, the paper examines some of the conceptual and practical implications of this process insight. The focus here is on incomplete pre-given knowledge and emergent knowledge creation during CPC development.

Findings

Using the three interrelated dimensions of project type, knowledge creation method, and organizational learning approach, the paper reinterprets Karl Popper’s linear problem solving model for learning in traditional projects by introducing the concept of knowledge entropy (disorder) for learning in non-linear complex projects. The latter follows a path from “order to disorder to order” rather than from “order to order” under traditional assumptions.

Research limitations/implications

By identifying a common learning process at individual, group, and organizational levels, developing CPC can be viewed as a “learning organization”. This multi-level approach facilitates research into distributed organizing for emergent knowledge creation during CPC development.

Practical implications

In contrast to traditional planned projects with up-front prior knowledge, complex projects are characterized by incomplete knowledge. The challenge of dealing with knowledge uncertainty in complex projects through continuous learning has practical implications for project learning, planning, knowledge management, and leadership.

Originality/value

The concept of knowledge entropy (disorder) extends the learning boundaries of traditional projects, where little learning is anticipated, by including complex projects with knowledge uncertainty requiring continuous learning.

Details

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, vol. 8 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-11-2014-0080
ISSN: 1753-8378

Keywords

  • Discovery
  • Organizational learning
  • Practice
  • Problem solving
  • Complex-project capability
  • Uncertainty
  • Knowledge entropy

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 1 April 2003

Exploring the role of market learning capability in competitive strategy

Jay Weerawardena

It has been argued that a firm's capacity to learn from its market is a source of both innovation and competitive advantage. However, past research has failed to…

HTML
PDF (439 KB)

Abstract

It has been argued that a firm's capacity to learn from its market is a source of both innovation and competitive advantage. However, past research has failed to conceptualize market‐focused learning activity as a capability having the potential to contribute to competitive advantage. Prior innovation research has been biased toward technological innovation. However, there is evidence to suggest that both technological and non‐technological innovations contribute to competitive advantage reflecting the need for a broader conceptualization of the innovation construct. Past research has also overlooked the critical role of entrepreneurship in the capability building process. Competitive advantage has been predominantly measured in terms of financial indicators of performance. In general, the literature reflects the need for comprehensive measures of organizational innovation and competitive advantage. This paper examines the role of market‐focused learning capability in organizational innovation‐based competitive strategy. The paper contributes to the strategic marketing theory by developing and refining measures of entrepreneurship, market‐focused learning capability, organizational innovation and sustained competitive advantage, testing relationships among these constructs.

Details

European Journal of Marketing, vol. 37 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560310459023
ISSN: 0309-0566

Keywords

  • Marketing
  • Learning
  • Entrepreneurialism
  • Innovation
  • Competitive advantage
  • Strategy

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 19 September 2008

Testing a theoretically constructed relationship management capability

Denise Jarratt

The purpose of this paper is to test a theoretically derived representation of a relationship management capability. The relationship management capability architecture…

HTML
PDF (184 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to test a theoretically derived representation of a relationship management capability. The relationship management capability architecture developed from the literature integrated theory on dynamic capabilities, the resource‐advantage theory of competition, and prior capability research in innovation and information technology management.

Design/methodology/approach

The second‐order constructs of relationship infrastructure, relationship learning and relationship behaviour argues to represent a relationship management capability (RMC) was assigned measures adapted from the literature, and pilot tested with industry consultants. The final questionnaire was sent to senior executives responsible for customer relationship management in manufacturing and business service firms in the UK. The structural model representing the RMC was shown to be robust with a comparative fit index of 0.91.

Findings

Although the low response rate and the subjectiveness of respondents encourage caution in interpreting the research findings, the results suggest that relationship management systems, implemented through collaborative and flexible behaviours, and renewed through adaptive and generative knowledge derived from experience and challenging current relationship management assumptions, are key dimensions of a RMC.

Originality/value

This framework advances and tests a new theoretical perspective of a relationship management capability that incorporates a capacity for renewal. In addition, it provides managers with a tool to evaluate their organisation's relationship management capability at key stakeholder interfaces on attributes that define relationship infrastructure, relationship learning and relationship behaviour, as this capability is renewed over time.

Details

European Journal of Marketing, vol. 42 no. 9/10
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560810891172
ISSN: 0309-0566

Keywords

  • Decision making
  • Relationship marketing
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Competitive strategy

Access
Only content I have access to
Only Open Access
Year
  • Last week (186)
  • Last month (552)
  • Last 3 months (1791)
  • Last 6 months (3341)
  • Last 12 months (6571)
  • All dates (67175)
Content type
  • Article (55531)
  • Book part (8011)
  • Earlycite article (2673)
  • Case study (909)
  • Expert briefing (47)
  • Executive summary (2)
  • Graphic analysis (2)
1 – 10 of over 67000
Emerald Publishing
  • Opens in new window
  • Opens in new window
  • Opens in new window
  • Opens in new window
© 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited

Services

  • Authors Opens in new window
  • Editors Opens in new window
  • Librarians Opens in new window
  • Researchers Opens in new window
  • Reviewers Opens in new window

About

  • About Emerald Opens in new window
  • Working for Emerald Opens in new window
  • Contact us Opens in new window
  • Publication sitemap

Policies and information

  • Privacy notice
  • Site policies
  • Modern Slavery Act Opens in new window
  • Chair of Trustees governance statement Opens in new window
  • COVID-19 policy Opens in new window
Manage cookies

We’re listening — tell us what you think

  • Something didn’t work…

    Report bugs here

  • All feedback is valuable

    Please share your general feedback

  • Member of Emerald Engage?

    You can join in the discussion by joining the community or logging in here.
    You can also find out more about Emerald Engage.

Join us on our journey

  • Platform update page

    Visit emeraldpublishing.com/platformupdate to discover the latest news and updates

  • Questions & More Information

    Answers to the most commonly asked questions here