Analysis of the Dynamical Capabilities into the Public Research Institutes to Their Strategic Decision-Making

A. E. Rodríguez Salazar, M. A. Domínguez-Crespo, A. M. Torres-Huerta, A. I. Licona-Aguilar, A. Nivón-Pellón and V. N. Orta-Guzmán
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A. E. Rodríguez Salazar: Facultad de Contaduría y Administración, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas s/n Centro Universitario, Santiago de Querétaro C.P. 76090, Mexico
M. A. Domínguez-Crespo: Departamento de Materiales Nanoestructurados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, UPII-Hidalgo, Ciudad del Conocimiento y la Cultura, Carretera Pachuca-Actopan km. 1+500, San Agustin Tlaxiaca C.P. 42162, Mexico
A. M. Torres-Huerta: Departamento de Materiales Nanoestructurados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, UPII-Hidalgo, Ciudad del Conocimiento y la Cultura, Carretera Pachuca-Actopan km. 1+500, San Agustin Tlaxiaca C.P. 42162, Mexico
A. I. Licona-Aguilar: Departamento de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Sostenible, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA Altamira, km 14.5 Carretera Tampico–Puerto, Industrial Altamira, Altamira C.P. 89600, Mexico
A. Nivón-Pellón: Facultad de Contaduría y Administración, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas s/n Centro Universitario, Santiago de Querétaro C.P. 76090, Mexico
V. N. Orta-Guzmán: Departamento de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Sostenible, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA Altamira, km 14.5 Carretera Tampico–Puerto, Industrial Altamira, Altamira C.P. 89600, Mexico

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-22

Abstract: Academy–industry collaborations (AICs) play a crucial role in the creation of new knowledge, by transferring this knowledge to the society and bringing into line theory and practice. Although in the state-of-the-art exists a number of efforts to analyze different factors that influence these collaborations, little attention has been paid in the application of dynamic capabilities (DCs) as an emerging tool to identify strategic elements in public research institutes (PRIs). Aiming to fill this literature gap, in this study, DCs methodology was applied to the Mexican PRI in order to classify the research activities into these strategies. A second stage was carried out to determine the influence of each DC in the global productivity and knowledge integration or transfer. The relationship between the variables was statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The main findings of this study showed that sensing and reconfiguration capabilities have a direct interaction on the global productivity and knowledge integration or transfer of the Mexican PRI, whereas the seizing capabilities present a weak impact on these items. The proper application of the DCs framework, as a substantial instrument for the PRI, opens up an alternative to identify that the main activities should receive special attention during the strategic planning process. These strategies can improve academy–industry collaborations by promoting the process of global knowledge and technology development.

Keywords: dynamic capabilities; strategic management; public research institutes; scientific productivity; collaboration networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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