The multiple mediation effect of absorptive capacity on the organizational slack and innovation performance of high-tech manufacturing firms: Evidence from Chinese firms

Duan, Yunlong; Wang, Wannan; Zhou, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107754

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“…The findings of the present study also prove both sections of the hypotheses H3a and H3b. Moreover, findings of the earlier studies also provide support to the results of this study by explaining that the PAC and RAC of the firm with the presence of TSL increase the level of innovation of the firm (Darwish et al, 2018;Duan et al, 2020;Naqshbandi & Tabche, 2018;Wang et al, 2020); as Naqshbandi et al(2018) argued that leadership styles could be affected by the context of the observed leadership styles. This study confirmed that both TFL and TSL styles positively impact Pakistani firms' innovative performance through the intervening role of AC, sub-dimensions i-e, potential, and realized.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Leadership Styles and Firms’ Innovation, Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity: Empirical Evidence from Emerging Economy

Mushtaq

Chughtai

Lashari³

2021

MERJ

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This study contends explicitly that leadership styles (transformational and transactional) are positioned as a pylon for firms’ innovation performance. Further, this study contemplates the intermediating inspiration of absorptive capacity (potential and realized) linking leadership styles (transformational and transactional) and firms’ innovation. Data was collected from 301 permanent employees working in Pakistani manufacturing firms (food and tobacco) through the self-administered questionnaires to test the proposed hypothesis of this study. The study's findings demonstrate a positive influence of leadership styles (transformational and transactional) on the firm's innovative performance. Moreover, both absorptive capacity dimensions (potential and realized) mediate the relationship between leadership styles (transformational and transactional) and innovative performance. This study demonstrates that both leadership styles (transformational and transactional)provide phenomenal path routes to augment firms’ innovation. Overall, this study contributed a legitimate illustration of leadership styles strengthening firms’ innovation, specifically transactional leadership style, encouraging results within the developing economy perspective.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Leadership Styles and Firms’ Innovation, Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity: Empirical Evidence from Emerging Economy

Mushtaq

Chughtai

Lashari³

2021

MERJ

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“…Its implications and theoretical contributions are as follows: (1) some scholars have pointed out that slack may work as a buffer on a psychological level [20,23], but few have studied this in detail or in depth, while most related study focuses on the interpretation of buffer effects on an operational level. One generally accepted and cited viewpoint is that slack often acts as the cushion to protects firms' technical "core" [9]. This study broadens the scope of slack research to a psychological level and contributes to finding out more application scenarios and action mechanisms of slack.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Most studies only focus on whether change occurs or not, but few focus on these related multiple dimensions. Third, slack can be classified into unabsorbed and absorbed slack, each with different functions [8][9][10][11]. Especially, the two forms of slack can be interconverted if time or other conditions permit, and this may be the critical reason why different slacks act similarly, or have even had exactly the same effects in previous studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Does Slack Buffer? Market Performance after Environmental Shock

Zhang

2021

Sustainability

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Slack is a resource held by a firm but exceeds its needs. It is crucial for a firm to raise more attention on slack when facing environmental shocks, which are one of the causes of unsustainability. Based on agency theory and behavioral theory, this paper analyzes the buffer effect of slack on market performance under different periods and degrees of environmental shocks. Taking two major earthquakes that occurred in China as the natural experimental background and the listed firms in hit areas as the sample, we find that environmental shock is exposed to acts as a positive contingency for the impact of unabsorbed slack on market performance, and as a negative contingency for absorbed slack’s effect. The severity of environmental shock promotes the unabsorbed slack to act as a buffer in the immediate post-shock period and absorbed slack in the during-shock period. These findings contribute to answering the question of how to configure slack to protect firms and even achieve sustainable development when facing environmental shock.

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“…Despite this diversity, we can divide relationships in organizations into formal and informal. Formal relationships are expressed in job descriptions and organizational charts, and informal relationships are formed and help people, regardless of individuals' rank and position (Duan, Wang, & Zhou, 2020).…”

Section: Social Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As mentioned, the last two researchers have categorized these two components as dimensions of social capital relations (Zahedi & Khanachah, 2020). Given what is presented in the cognitive dimension definition, it seems that common norms and values should be considered components of the cognitive dimension because they are more similar to other components introduced in this dimension (Duan et al, 2020).…”

Section: Social Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Providing a framework for knowledge sharing in knowledge-based organizations according to social capital indicators

Ghorbani

Khanachah

2021

amor

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Purpose: This study aimed to provide a framework for examining knowledge sharing from the perspective of social capital in knowledge-based organizations. For this purpose, the social capital and knowledge sharing literature has been reviewed and appropriate dimensions and components have been selected for use in the proposed framework. Research methodology: The number of experts participating in this study was 12. Kendall’s W Ranks is a statistical index for assessing the degree of agreement in a group. This statistical index, which is related to non-parametric statistics, is used to assess the degree to which a number of evaluators agree on the ranking of several factors. Result: This research's proposed framework shows that the main bottleneck in the knowledge sharing process is the sender. Numerous factors affect the motivation, quantity and quality of knowledge shared by him. The proposed conceptual model shows the factors in the field of social capital well. This means that the organization's managers should pay special attention to people with knowledge to activate the process of knowledge sharing in the organization as a driving force. Limitations: This research only described knowledge-based organizations. Contribution: The proposed conceptual framework makes a good distinction between formal and informal knowledge-sharing channels in a knowledge-based organization. Formal channels are controlled and manageable channels. Although the main burden of knowledge sharing in organizations lies with informal channels, the more managers can shift the organization's knowledge to formal channels, the more they can manage the process. This is a part of the job that social capital, in particular, helps to achieve. The proposed framework discusses the acceptance of the use of formal frameworks. Keywords: Social capital, Knowledge management, Knowledge sharing, Expertise method

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The multiple mediation effect of absorptive capacity on the organizational slack and innovation performance of high-tech manufacturing firms: Evidence from Chinese firms

Cited by 74 publications

References 54 publications

Leadership Styles and Firms’ Innovation, Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity: Empirical Evidence from Emerging Economy

Leadership Styles and Firms’ Innovation, Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity: Empirical Evidence from Emerging Economy

Does Slack Buffer? Market Performance after Environmental Shock

Providing a framework for knowledge sharing in knowledge-based organizations according to social capital indicators

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