Dynamic Capabilities and Mediating Effects of Innovation on the Competitive Advantage and Firm’s Performance: the Moderating Role of Organizational Learning Capability

Jorge Ferreira (), Sofia Cardim () and Arnaldo Coelho ()
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Jorge Ferreira: Faculty of Economics at University of Coimbra
Sofia Cardim: Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Arnaldo Coelho: Faculty of Economics at University of Coimbra

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2021, vol. 12, issue 2, No 11, 620-644

Abstract: Abstract The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of exploration and exploitation capabilities on competitive advantage (hereafter CA) and performance, considering the mediating role of innovation capabilities (hereafter ICs) and the moderating role of organizational learning capability (hereafter OLC) on the proposed relationships. This investigation proposes a theoretical model tested using structural equation modelling (SEM), and a multi-group analysis is performed to understand the moderating role of organizational learning capability. A 90-item questionnaire exploring the relationships between dynamic capabilities (hereafter DCs) and innovation was developed, and a total of 387 valid questionnaires were collected from a sample of Portuguese’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a case of a transition economy. Therefore, this study contributes to the understanding of the direct and indirect impact of exploration and exploitation on CA variables, the mediating role of IC on CA and performance and the moderating effect of OLC in a transition economy.

Keywords: Dynamic capabilities; Innovation capabilities; Organizational learning capability; Performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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