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Dynamic capability in a small global factory
Tekijät: Eriksson T, Nummela N, Saarenketo S
Kustantaja: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Julkaisuvuosi: 2014
Journal: International Business Review
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW
Lehden akronyymi: INT BUS REV
Vuosikerta: 23
Numero: 1
Aloitussivu: 169
Lopetussivu: 180
Sivujen määrä: 12
ISSN: 0969-5931
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.03.007
Tiivistelmä
In order to balance their local and global operations optimally, SMEs are moving toward a 'global factory' type of organizational form, meaning a differentiated network of activities held together through the control of key assets and flows of knowledge, and coordinated by a focal firm. Managing such a network requires a specific dynamic capability comprising, according to our study, cognitive, managerial, and organizational capabilities. Cognitive capabilities - cultural awareness, entrepreneurial orientation, and a global mindset - are the basis for a global factory because they are the source for opportunity recognition and exploitation, and are therefore crucial. The focal firm's organizational flexibility and absorptive capacity, as well as managerial capabilities in the areas of interface competence and analytical capability, are needed in the steering of a small global factory, the success of which depends on the nurturing of these assets. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
In order to balance their local and global operations optimally, SMEs are moving toward a 'global factory' type of organizational form, meaning a differentiated network of activities held together through the control of key assets and flows of knowledge, and coordinated by a focal firm. Managing such a network requires a specific dynamic capability comprising, according to our study, cognitive, managerial, and organizational capabilities. Cognitive capabilities - cultural awareness, entrepreneurial orientation, and a global mindset - are the basis for a global factory because they are the source for opportunity recognition and exploitation, and are therefore crucial. The focal firm's organizational flexibility and absorptive capacity, as well as managerial capabilities in the areas of interface competence and analytical capability, are needed in the steering of a small global factory, the success of which depends on the nurturing of these assets. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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