Examining Absorptive Capacity in Supply Chains: Linking Responsive Strategy and Firm Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Dobrzykowski ◽  
Rudolf Leuschner ◽  
Paul C. Hong ◽  
James J. Roh
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Absorptive Capacity

ICT SMEs, Performance, Absorptive Capacity and Transformative Capacity

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-188
Author(s):  
Yeon-Sung Cho ◽  
Kyung-Il Khoe
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Transformative Capacity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Innovative Capacity

This study intends to integrate the relationship of market orientation, innovative capacity and firm performance to Information and Communication Technology(ICT) SMEs. The purpose of this study is to identify the role of absorptive capacity and transformative capacity that affect the performance of ICT SMEs. Hypotheses were established between five latent variables. A total of six hypotheses were established including the moderated effects of absorptive capacity and transformative capacity. Of the data collected after the survey, 112 valid surveys were selected as the final sample, except for 17 questionnaires with high non - response and insincere response. The empirical analysis of this study used smartpls3.0, Partial Least Squares (PLS), a variance-based structural equation modeling. The empirical analysis of this study revealed that the impact of market orientation on innovative capacity was significant. Moreover, the innovative capacity had a positive effect on the performance of ICT SMEs. In addition, the absorptive activity had a positive moderated effect between the market orientation and the innovative capacity. On the other hand, the transformative capacity showed a positive moderated effect in relation to innovative capacity and firm performance. Our empirical results have demonstrated the importance of knowledge based capacity in the ICT SMEs.

Strategic orientations, firm performance and the moderating effect of absorptive capacity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel-Alejandro Ibarra-Cisneros ◽  
María del Rosario Demuner-Flores ◽  
Felipe Hernández-Perlines
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Orientations ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to study the moderating effect of absorptive capacity, defined as the set of organizational routines and processes through which companies acquire, assimilate, transform and exploit knowledge to produce a dynamic organizational capacity (Zahra and George, 2002), in three strategic orientations: market orientation; technology orientation and entrepreneurial orientation and their positive relationship in the performance of the medium and large Mexican manufacturing firms. Likewise, it is determined whether these three combined SOs influence firm performance.Design/methodology/approachThe data was collected from 171 medium and large-sized Mexican manufacturing firms. The proposed hypotheses are tested using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsDespite the importance of knowledge for the development of firms, the results indicate that the moderating effect of absorptive capacity is only present in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. That is, firms cannot take advantage of knowledge simultaneously between the three strategic orientations. For their part, market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation exert a positive influence on firm performance.Practical implicationsThe main practical implication for the manufacturing industry is that they must develop mechanisms to detect what kind of knowledge affects each strategic orientation, in this way it can make the absorptive capacity influence the relationships between SO and FP.Originality/valueThe main contribution consists of studying the moderating effect of the absorptive capacity on the relationship between three strategic orientations and firm performance, and not concentrating solely on the simultaneous use of these strategies as is commonly done.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF INTERNAL COST MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATION OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND FIBER CAPACITY ON INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL COST MANAGEMENT IN SUPPLY CHAINS (Empirical Studies in Manufacturing Companies in The Province of Banten)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97
Author(s):  
Gugun Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Electronic Integration ◽  
Organizational Costs

Inter-organizational cost management is a strategic cost management approach to managing costs that span organizational boundaries in supply chains. Drawing on the resourcebased view of the firm, we develop a model to predict which inter-related resources might enable companies to manage inter-organizational costs. We test this model using a survey of managerial accountants whose organizations are part of a supply chain. Using structural equation modeling, we conclude that the resources of internal electronic integration, external electronic integration, internal cost management, and absorptive capacity play significant direct and indirect roles in the development of an inter-organizational cost management (IOCM) resource. We find that these resources are inter-related and together are useful in enabling companies to ultimately benefit from managing inter-organizational costs. We find in particular the importance of relational resources associated with absorptive capacity in the development of an IOCM resource. Our research contributes to theory and practice by explaining how specific resources can be combined in allowing companies to better manage inter-organizational costs. Data were analyzed using SEM with the aid SmartPLS software version 3.0

scholarly journals The Penetration of Green Innovation on Firm Performance: Effects of Absorptive Capacity and Managerial Environmental Concern

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Xue ◽  
Francis Boadu ◽  
Yu Xie
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Performance Effects ◽  
Performance Dimensions ◽  
Positive Effect

Under the background of environmental sustainability, it is of great significance to investigate how green innovation influences firm performance dimensions in emerging economies. Explicitly, the interaction effects of absorptive capacity (AC) and managerial environmental concern (MEC) on the correlation between green innovation and firm performance dimensions must be explored. Our data were obtained through a questionnaire survey from 253 companies operating in China. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), we found that (1) green innovation has a robustly positive effect on firm performance dimensions (operational, financial and environmental), and (2) absorptive capacity and managerial environmental concern can positively affect the correlation between green innovation and firm performance dimensions. Our results illustrate the integrating effects of absorptive capacity, managerial environmental concern, green innovation and firm performance dimensions.

scholarly journals Conceptualizing Audit Fatigue in the Context of Sustainable Supply Chains

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9135
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamran Khalid ◽  
Mujtaba Hassan Agha ◽  
Syed Tasweer Hussain Shah ◽  
Muhammad Naseer Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
Global Nature ◽  
Audit Activity ◽  
Environmental Audits

Organizations rely heavily on audits and compliance related activities to prove their competency, credibility, and firm performance. Sustainability audits encompass entire supply chains and are very complex due to, firstly, the global nature of supply chains and, secondly, the expansive scope of sustainability, which may include financial, manufacturing, social, and environmental audits. Adding to this dilemma is the absence of a consensus on standards related to sustainability, resulting in differences, variations, and multiple interpretations. While the frequency, complexity, and scope of audits has increased, unfortunately so has the incident of audit fraud, which has seen increasing media coverage in recent times, often implicating major multinationals and their supply chains. We posit that this trend of increasing audit activity is causing “audit fatigue”, which, in turn, may influence the audit outcome, i.e., either audit fraud or a clean audit. This study proposes that audit fatigue is a genuine issue faced by organizations and needs to be conceptualized.

scholarly journals Beyond absorptive capacity in open innovation process: the relationships between openness, capacities and firm performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 1009-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon Mo Ahn ◽  
Yonghan Ju ◽  
Tae Hee Moon ◽  
Tim Minshall ◽  
David Probert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process
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