Developing Dynamic Capabilities through Learning: The Case of Management Innovation
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2010-08-10
Author(s)
Abstract
Following recent calls to study the accumulation of dynamic capabilities, we analyze how multibusiness firms develop management innovation capability at the corporate level. Particularly, we develop and test a model wherein deliberate learning, consisting of knowledge articulation and codification, mediates the relationship between management innovation activity and management innovation performance. Further, we suggest that the effectiveness of capability development is contingent upon a firm's environment. Results from a sample of 139 European firms provide evidence for the former, however, only partially support the latter. The case of management innovation contributes to understanding the importance of task-specificity and environmental dynamism for developing dynamic capabilities through deliberate learning.
Language
English
Keywords
Management innovation
management innovation learning process
dynamic capabilities
organizational learning
corporate strategy
corporate center
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Academy of Management (AOM)
Publisher place
New York
Start page
40
Event Title
70th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM) 2010 "Dare to Care"
Event Location
Montréal, Canada
Event Date
06.-10.08.2010
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
62457