Building a Model of Successful Collaborative Learning for Company Innovativeness

Sudolska, Agata; Lis, Andrzej

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“…Thus, in the contemporary economy, companies that aim at innovation are forced to engage in interactive learning to create know-how collectively [90]. It results from the fact that by enlarging an enterprise' s knowledge base and accessing the knowledge that can augment its sources of expertise, interactive learning may help to strengthen its innovativeness and market position [91,92]. Moreover, a firm's absorptive capacity allows better assessment of the benefits derived from new technologies with regard to their ability to reduce potential liability costs, legal fees, or product take-back costs, or to leverage production efficiencies and waste reduction [93].…”

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“…Presently, innovation increasingly requires multidisciplinary knowledge, in particular in the markets dominated by knowledge intensity and specialisation [74]. Furthermore, an enterprise's innovativeness depends not only on transferring knowledge but also on its ability to integrate different kinds of knowledge and to coordinate the knowledge flow among different organisations in the market [74,91,100].…”

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Exploring Determinants of Innovation Capability in Manufacturing Companies Operating in Poland

Sudolska

Łapińska

2020

Sustainability

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The innovation capability of a company is considered the determinant of its competitiveness in the long-term. Therefore, it is of increasing importance to understand the critical variable behind a firm’s innovation capability. The paper explores these issues and contributes to the research on the factors that drive a company’s innovation capability. The aim of the paper is to identify which factors determine the innovation capability of manufacturing enterprises operating in Poland. In the theoretical part, it provides an overview of recent contributions to the literature on a company’s innovation capability enhancers. The empirical contribution of the paper refers to recognising the relationship between the certain practices pursued by Polish manufacturing enterprises and their innovation capability measured by innovation output. Using a model for panel data, the study finds that that the factors driving innovation capability of manufacturing enterprises operating in Poland are the following: inter-organisational cooperation, hiring employees in research and development (R&D) activities as well as firms’ internal expenditures on R&D. The study is based on the data from publications of the Central Statistical Office of Poland, which contain information on the activities of manufacturing enterprises and reports presenting the results of research on the innovation capability of enterprises.

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Exploring Determinants of Innovation Capability in Manufacturing Companies Operating in Poland

Sudolska

Łapińska

2020

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“…Structural embeddedness is related to the information role of the network's position (Gulati, 1998). Current knowledge indicates more types of embeddedness of networks such as knowledge (Sudolska & Lis, 2014), technology (González-López, 2012), financial, political, and cultural (Klincewicz, 2012). The interconnectedness of business relationships emerged due to the existence of an aggregated structure, a form of network organization (Håkansson & Snehota, 1995).…”

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Complexity, continuity, and strategic management of buyer–supplier relationships from a network perspective

Pech¹,

Vaněček²,

Prazáková³

2021

JEMI

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PURPOSE: Current research seeks to create an economic model that connects strategic management and network theory. However, most theoretical models do not provide empirical evidence of network relationships’ real structure and attributes. The purpose of the paper is to explore the relation between enterprise characteristics and the characteristics of buyer–supplier relationships in supply chain networks. We are specifically interested in business relationships in networks with respect to the various enterprises’ sizes and sectors of industry. The subject of our research was characteristics, such as network relationship complexity, continuity of relationships, and strategic management in networks. The paper summarizes the results of an empirical study on buyer-supplier networks and accentuates the importance of developing and fostering business collaboration for strategic management. METHODOLOGY: We conducted the questionnaire research in 2016–2019 on 360 enterprises from the Czech Republic. We selected the research sample based on the non-probability purposive sampling method. The members of the research team collected data from an online survey and personal visits to enterprises. The statistical analysis of hypotheses is based on the frequency of managers’ answers. To evaluate results, a two-proportion Z-Test is used for comparing different categories of enterprises according to their enterprise size or prevailing sector of the industry. FINDINGS: The main results show that the differences between enterprises involved in the buyer–supplier structures lie mainly in their size. The survey did not identify differences between industry sectors. The findings show that the complexity of networks in the Czech Republic is not high in terms of the number of suppliers or involvement in many supply networks. The continuity of relationships with partners in buyer–supplier networks is relatively long-term oriented. Long-term partnerships reflect the higher quality of relationships and support future integration. However, large enterprises prefer to build contracts for shorter or longer periods. An overall decentralization strategy characterizes the strategic management of buyer–supplier networks. This finding means dividing competencies such as planning, managing, sourcing, decision-making, transporting (delivering) among more enterprises. IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORY AND PRACTICE: The paper provides an insight into understanding how the buyer–supplier network functions. The theory’s implication builds on the connection of supply chain management and strategic management from the network perspective. Supply chain management is viewed as a part of strategic management, and the synthesis of both research areas opens an innovative view to business theory. ORIGINALITY AND VALUE: The paper’s principal value is the connection between contemporary ideas of strategic management and supply chain management. The synthesis of supply chain management and network approach enhances strategic management theory.

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Impact of Interorganisational Learning Factors on the Performance of Micro and Small Businesses

Filho

Olave

Barreto

2021

J. Info. Know. Mgmt.

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The aim of this study is to analyse the influence of interorganisational learning factors on the performance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) participating in a Local Productive Arrangement (LPA) network; specifically, the clothing arrangement located in the city of Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Three aspects were analysed in the performance of the MSEs: cooperation, innovation, and market. For this, a quantitative survey method was employed, with a sample of 301 respondents, analysed through the modelling of structural equations of the PLS type. The results indicate a complex model with the variable interorganisational learning characterised as being of second order, as it is filled by first-order variables of reflexive characteristic, which obtained validation in the measurement and structural assumptions. The model suggests that interorganisational learning positively influences the performance of cooperation, innovation, and market of the MSEs that constitute the LPA.

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Building a Model of Successful Collaborative Learning for Company Innovativeness

Cited by 8 publications

References 68 publications

Exploring Determinants of Innovation Capability in Manufacturing Companies Operating in Poland

Exploring Determinants of Innovation Capability in Manufacturing Companies Operating in Poland

Complexity, continuity, and strategic management of buyer–supplier relationships from a network perspective

Impact of Interorganisational Learning Factors on the Performance of Micro and Small Businesses

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