The relationship between dynamic capabilities
and innovation performance in foreign
subsidiaries. Is coordinating, learning, and
sensing more or less valuable when institutional
differences are large?
By
PhD
Ewelina Barbosa
Dissertation
Master Thesis
Rotterdam School of Management, Rotterdam University
Supervised by PRESENTATION TEMPLATE
Supervisor: Mr Elko Klijn, Ph.D.
Co-reader: Mr Hendra Raharja Wijaya, Ph.D.
, BACKGROUND THEORY
Dynamic Capabilities "firm's ability to integrate, build and reconfigure internal and external competencies to address rapidly changing environments" (Teece et a
- Strong DCs:
• increase a firm’s innovation performance (Bierly et al., 2009).
• Adjust the firm’s resources-based view (Barney, 1991; Teece, 2008; Zhi & Peng, 2013)
• Help to gain competitive advantage (Ambrosini & Bowman, 2009)
- Weak DCs:
• Hinders exploration (Prasanna Kumar, 2009)
• Unable to conquer or initiate a market change (Stadler, Helfat, & Verona, 2013)
• Ability to interact with the external environment also decreases (Xia & Roper, 2016)
Innovation Performance “is defined as the extent to which a new product meets its financial and market goals in the marketplace" (Rijsdijk, Langerak, & Hul, 2
Exploration the exploration impacts the speed at which the firm's existing skills and capabilities are enhanced, and it can be identified through the terms s
variation, risk-taking, learning-by-experimentation, flexibility, discovery, innovation, and search (Levitt & March, 1988; March, 1991; Kim et al., 2012)
Exploitation the extent to which the foreign subsidiary improves its products/services and meets the needs of existing customers. It can be displayed in a
between the amelioration of a firm's existing technology and the invention of a new one (Jansen et al., 2006; Weng et al., 2021).
Government Effectiveness “capturing perceptions of the quality of public services, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political p
quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government's commitment to such policies (Kaufmann, et al., (2009, p. 6)
Indulgent vs Restraint depict the societal norms in which an indulgent society reflects how individuals try to control their desires and impulses (Hofstede-Insights, 2
restrained society abolishes gratification of needs and determines it by utilizing strict social norms (Hofstede-Insights, 2022).
BACKGROUND THEORY GAP & R. QUESTION HYPOTHESES METHODOLOGY FINDINGS CO
and innovation performance in foreign
subsidiaries. Is coordinating, learning, and
sensing more or less valuable when institutional
differences are large?
By
PhD
Ewelina Barbosa
Dissertation
Master Thesis
Rotterdam School of Management, Rotterdam University
Supervised by PRESENTATION TEMPLATE
Supervisor: Mr Elko Klijn, Ph.D.
Co-reader: Mr Hendra Raharja Wijaya, Ph.D.
, BACKGROUND THEORY
Dynamic Capabilities "firm's ability to integrate, build and reconfigure internal and external competencies to address rapidly changing environments" (Teece et a
- Strong DCs:
• increase a firm’s innovation performance (Bierly et al., 2009).
• Adjust the firm’s resources-based view (Barney, 1991; Teece, 2008; Zhi & Peng, 2013)
• Help to gain competitive advantage (Ambrosini & Bowman, 2009)
- Weak DCs:
• Hinders exploration (Prasanna Kumar, 2009)
• Unable to conquer or initiate a market change (Stadler, Helfat, & Verona, 2013)
• Ability to interact with the external environment also decreases (Xia & Roper, 2016)
Innovation Performance “is defined as the extent to which a new product meets its financial and market goals in the marketplace" (Rijsdijk, Langerak, & Hul, 2
Exploration the exploration impacts the speed at which the firm's existing skills and capabilities are enhanced, and it can be identified through the terms s
variation, risk-taking, learning-by-experimentation, flexibility, discovery, innovation, and search (Levitt & March, 1988; March, 1991; Kim et al., 2012)
Exploitation the extent to which the foreign subsidiary improves its products/services and meets the needs of existing customers. It can be displayed in a
between the amelioration of a firm's existing technology and the invention of a new one (Jansen et al., 2006; Weng et al., 2021).
Government Effectiveness “capturing perceptions of the quality of public services, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political p
quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government's commitment to such policies (Kaufmann, et al., (2009, p. 6)
Indulgent vs Restraint depict the societal norms in which an indulgent society reflects how individuals try to control their desires and impulses (Hofstede-Insights, 2
restrained society abolishes gratification of needs and determines it by utilizing strict social norms (Hofstede-Insights, 2022).
BACKGROUND THEORY GAP & R. QUESTION HYPOTHESES METHODOLOGY FINDINGS CO
