Deconstructing dynamic capabilities: the role of cognitive and organizational routines in the innovation process

Gajendran, Thayaparan, Brewer, Graham, Gudergan, Siegfried, and Sankaran, Shankar (2014) Deconstructing dynamic capabilities: the role of cognitive and organizational routines in the innovation process. Construction Management and Economics, 32 (3). pp. 246-261.

[img]
Preview
PDF (Author Accepted Version) - Accepted Version
Download (647kB) | Preview
View at Publisher Website: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2013.84...
 
81


Abstract

A better understanding of innovation processes might lead to productivity improvements. By focusing on a specific, economically relevant sector (construction) and on a specific type of firm (small to medium-sized enterprises, SMEs), the dynamic capabilities framework is extended by clarifying the roles of cognitive and organizational routines in organizational innovation processes. Insights generated from an in-depth case study of a medium-sized construction firm reveal that dynamic capabilities might diminish the relevance of an explicit innovation focus, because such capabilities have the potential to trigger emergent, incremental innovations. Accordingly, for construction SMEs, a development, rather than research, mode of innovation appears relatively more critical, as manifested in conscious cognitive routines and functional/integrative organizational routines.

Item ID: 79439
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1466-433X
Copyright Information: 2013 Taylor & Francis.
Date Deposited: 25 Jul 2023 02:13
FoR Codes: 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour > 350705 Innovation management @ 100%
SEO Codes: 15 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 1503 Management and productivity > 150302 Management @ 100%
Downloads: Total: 81
Last 12 Months: 7
More Statistics

Actions (Repository Staff Only)

Item Control Page Item Control Page