Effectuation or causation to promote innovation in technology-based SMEs? The effects of strategic decision-making logics

Alzamora-Ruiz, Jessica; Fuentes, Marı́a del Mar Fuentes; Martínez‐Fiestas, Myriam

doi:10.1080/09537325.2020.1849609

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“…First, the direct effect of causal logic on employees’ innovative behavior was not significant but the total effect was significantly positive; by contrast, the direct and total effects of effectual logic on employees’ innovative behavior were significantly positive. 58 The effect of causal logic on innovation is limited by the innovation environment, such that highly volatile conditions may weaken the direct effect of causal logic on employees’ innovative behavior. 46 , 59 Conversely, the flexibility principle of effectual logic allows employees to constantly adjust their plans and try to improve, which is more conducive to generating innovative behavior.…”

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The Influence of Decision-Making Logic on Employees’ Innovative Behaviour: The Mediating Role of Positive Error Orientation and the Moderating Role of Environmental Dynamics

Zhou¹,

Wang²,

Zhang³

et al. 2023

PRBM

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The derivation of employees' innovative behaviour is a complex multi-stage process influenced by decision logic. However, previous research on the relationship between the two has not been comprehensive without considering the individual level of employees, and the mechanism of action between the two is still unclear. Based on the behavioral decision theory, the broaden-andbuild theory of positive emotions and triadic reciprocal determinism. This study investigates the mediating effects of positive error orientation between decision-making logic and employees' innovative behavior, and the moderating effects of environmental dynamics between decision-making logic and employees' innovative behavior, focusing on the individual level. Methods: The questionnaire data was obtained from 403 employees randomly selected from 100 companies in Nanchang, China, in various industries such as manufacturing, transportation, storage and postal services, trade, and wholesale and retail trade. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling. Results: Effectual logic had a significantly positive impact on employees' innovative behavior. The direct effect of causal logic on employees' innovative behavior was not significant, but the total effect was significantly positive. Positive error orientation played a mediating role between both types of decision-making logic and employees' innovative behavior. Moreover, environmental dynamics played a negative moderating role between effectual logic and employees' innovative behavior. Originality/Value: This study expands the application of behavioral decision theory, the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions and triadic reciprocal determinism in employees' innovative behaviour, enriches the research on the mediating and moderating mechanism between employees' decision-making logic and innovative behaviour, and provides a new research perspective and empirical support for subsequent related research. Practical Implications: The results of this study provide practical suggestions for promoting employees' innovative behaviour. For example, employees need to cultivate logical thinking, train their decision-making ability, form a positive error orientation, and objectively assess the external environment.

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The Influence of Decision-Making Logic on Employees’ Innovative Behaviour: The Mediating Role of Positive Error Orientation and the Moderating Role of Environmental Dynamics

Zhou¹,

Wang²,

Zhang³

et al. 2023

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“…Compared to large enterprises, high-tech SMEs have some inherent weaknesses. High-tech SMEs are characterized by high investment and risk, making them face many unfavorable risk factors in the growth process [5]. Moreover, high-tech SMEs have very limited resources and fragile supply chains and corporate relationships [6] and usually face greater uncertainty than do other enterprises [7].…”

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Multiple Driving Paths of High-Tech SME Resilience from a “Resource–Capability–Environment” Perspective: An fsQCA Approach

Liu

Jia

2023

Sustainability

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High-tech SMEs are the new drivers of economic growth and innovation development. The complex and turbulent operating environment of the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) era poses a serious threat to high-tech SME sustainability. Although studies have explored the factors influencing high-tech SME resilience, the equivalent effects of different combinations of factors on organizational resilience have yet to be considered. Based on the resources–capabilities–environment perspective, this study uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to analyze the driving paths of high-tech SME resilience. The configuration effects of financial and relationship resources, managerial abilities, innovation capabilities, the market environment, and government interventions on the organizational resilience of high-tech SMEs are examined, and a robustness test is passed. The results show the following: (1) high-tech SME resilience is affected by multiple factors; (2) high-tech SMEs have three high-resilience driving paths—resource–capability, resource–capability–environment, and resource–environment—and two non-high-resilience driving paths—resource–capability inhibition and resource–environment inhibition; and (3) the high and non-high resilience paths are asymmetric. Theoretically, the formation of organizational resilience is a complex nonlinear process with limited single condition effects on outcomes. This study explores the impact of the interaction of multiple factors on organizational resilience, reveals the multiple driving paths of high-tech SME resilience, and enriches the theoretical study of organizational resilience. Practically, this study helps managers identify the combined effects of “resource–capability–environment” perspectives on high-tech SMEs’ resilience and provides intellectual support for them to achieve sustainable development and enhance resilience.

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“…However, compared with large enterprises, technology-based SMEs exhibit some inherent defects. On the one hand, they are small and difficult to finance [2], and they have limited resources [3]. On the other hand, technology-based enterprises are associated with high levels of investment and risk; therefore, technologybased SMEs face many adverse risk factors in their growth processes [4].…”

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Research on the Resilience Enhancement Path of Technology-Based SMEs Using Dynamic Fuzzy Cognitive Maps—Organizational Context and the Employee Loyalty Perspective

Zhao

2023

IEEE Access

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Technology-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) represent an important organizational aspect of technological innovation and economic growth. The complex and turbulent operating environment resulting from COVID-19 is a fatal threat to the survival and growth of technology-based SMEs. Based on the Wuli-Shili-Renli (WSR) methodology, this research uses dynamic fuzzy cognitive maps to analyze the mechanisms underlying the interactions among organizational context, employee loyalty and organizational resilience in the context of technology-based SMEs. The study also includes a sensitivity analysis, and the results of these analyses are mutually corroborated. The study finds that organizational context, employee loyalty and organizational resilience are correlated to varying degrees but also that organizational learning and sustained loyalty are weak, while normative organizational loyalty is relatively weak. This study enriches the research concerning organizational resilience and has practical value with regard to improving the organizational resilience of technology-based SMEs.

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Effectuation or causation to promote innovation in technology-based SMEs? The effects of strategic decision-making logics

Cited by 11 publications

References 52 publications

The Influence of Decision-Making Logic on Employees’ Innovative Behaviour: The Mediating Role of Positive Error Orientation and the Moderating Role of Environmental Dynamics

The Influence of Decision-Making Logic on Employees’ Innovative Behaviour: The Mediating Role of Positive Error Orientation and the Moderating Role of Environmental Dynamics

Multiple Driving Paths of High-Tech SME Resilience from a “Resource–Capability–Environment” Perspective: An fsQCA Approach

Research on the Resilience Enhancement Path of Technology-Based SMEs Using Dynamic Fuzzy Cognitive Maps—Organizational Context and the Employee Loyalty Perspective

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