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The merits of playing it by the book: routine versus deliberate learning and the development of dynamic capabilities

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  • Felix Arndt
  • Sebastian P L Fourné
  • Kieran MacInerney-May

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In this study, we investigate the nature of dynamic capabilities and use a fine-grained measurement to test how centralization, routinization, and formalization relate to the underlying learning components of dynamic capabilities. We find that the effects of centralization, routinization, and formalization are broadly similar for almost all components of dynamic capabilities, and that only a few show a different pattern. Centralization and routinization are negatively related to dynamic capabilities, and formalization has a significantly positive effect. We provide insights into the role of managerial practices by explaining variation among the learning components of dynamic capabilities. This has implications for the nature and development of dynamic capabilities as well as for the routine versus deliberate learning debate.

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  • Felix Arndt & Sebastian P L Fourné & Kieran MacInerney-May, 2018. "The merits of playing it by the book: routine versus deliberate learning and the development of dynamic capabilities," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 27(4), pages 723-743.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:27:y:2018:i:4:p:723-743.
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    1. Kim, Phillip H. & Kotha, Reddi & Fourné, Sebastian P.L. & Coussement, Kristof, 2019. "Taking leaps of faith: Evaluation criteria and resource commitments for early-stage inventions," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(6), pages 1429-1444.

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    • M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics
    • O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth

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