A Process Model of Dynamic Capability Development: Evidence from the Chinese Manufacturing Sector. (27th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zeng, Jing; Simpson, Colin; Dang, Binh-Le
• Is Part Of: Management and organization review. Volume 13:Number 3(2017:Nov.)
• Page Start: 643
• Page End: 673
• Publication Date: 2017-02-27
• Subjects: China, -- digital manufacturing, -- dynamic capability development, -- emerging economies; 中国, -- 数字化制造, -- 动态能力开发, -- 新兴经济体; चीन, -- अंकीकृत विनिर्माण, -- गतिशील सामर्थ्य विकास, -- उदीयमान अर्थव्यवस्थाएं; China, -- manufatura digital, -- desenvolvimento de capacidade dinâmica, -- economias emergentes; Китай, -- цифровое производство, -- развитие динамических способностей, -- развивающиеся экономики; China, -- manufactura digital, -- desarrollo de capacidades dinámicas, -- economías emergentes; Management -- China -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- China -- Periodicals; International business enterprises -- Management -- Periodicals; Management -- Periodicals; Organizational sociology -- Periodicals; 658.00951
• DOI: 10.1017/mor.2016.42
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-8776

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Based on longitudinal case studies of manufacturing strategy and implementation at two Chinese manufacturing firms, this paper investigates how these firms develop, manage, and deploy dynamic capabilities to renew their resource bases in order to respond to the operational challenges associated with radical technological development. Our analysis suggests that dynamic capability development is not simply about renewing one specific type of capability, but rather, it is a meta-capability to learn how to repeatedly renew the firm's overall capability set as a fully integrated package. We further highlight the importance of looking beyond the property of the firm to understand the network level of capability development, including the capabilities of the firm's partners. This is particularly salient in the context of smart manufacturing where a high level of connectivity among a broader network of partners is required to reap the benefits generated by new technological advances. Our findings provide an important contribution to our knowledge of dynamic capability development in emerging economies in the era of digitalized manufacturing.