UNDERSTANDING APPROACHES TO INNOVATION THROUGH THE DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES LENS: A MULTI-COUNTRY STUDY OF THE WINE INDUSTRY

Abel Duarte Alonso, Seng K. Kok () and Seamus O'Brien
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Abel Duarte Alonso: Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, Redmonds Building Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UG, UK2School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Dr., Joondalup, 6027 WA, Australia
Seng K. Kok: Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, Redmonds Building Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UG, UK
Seamus O'Brien: Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, Redmonds Building Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UG, UK

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2019, vol. 23, issue 06, 1-30

Abstract: By drawing from the dynamic capabilities approach, this study examines innovation from the perspective of winery owners and managers representing four different countries. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 56 participants. As many as 12 common forms of innovation were revealed among the four groups, with intangible aspects conforming the large majority. For instance, sensing comprised efforts to increase export markets, new winery equipment and technologies, whereas seizing included more presence in social media and wine tourism, focusing on niche-batch production, or preserving and rescuing ancient varietals. Reconfiguring was manifested through consistency in product quality, more knowledge of foreign languages, networking and by trying new ways, particularly in production processes. A resulting theoretical framework, which reveals a circular process among sensing, seizing and reconfiguring, is subsequently proposed. Similarly, a developed roadmap aligned with wineries’ way of innovating suggests important implications for wineries and their industry.

Keywords: Innovation; dynamic capabilities approach; wineries; operators; multi-country focus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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