Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation
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Resumo: | Dynamic capabilities have been recognized as the key explanation of firm heterogeneity and a potential source of sustainable competitive advantage. However, a few empirical previous studies connected dynamic capabilities to individual action, nor do they take the opportunity to investigate cognitive processes underlying capability deployment. A central issue here is the emphasis only on the effects and the antecedents of dynamic capabilities, so existing research does not shed light on what are the lower-level elements that constitute a capability-its microfoundations. To fill this gap, we conducted a lab experiment with executives where we examine the effect of priming intuitive and reflective cognitive processing on routine adaptation after an exogenous shock. We provide evidence that teams under the intuition condition cope better with environmental changes than the ones under the reflection condition. We also found evidence that environments with more feedback-learning opportunities (i.e. more stable) facilitate routine adaptation. Further, we show that the payoffs for intuition rather than reflection are higher in environments with less feedback opportunities. These findings redirect the current understanding of intuitive thinking in organizational change. In sum, our study contributes to providing a micro-level account of firms\' dynamic capabilities. |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptationMicrofundamentos das capacidades dinâmicas: um experimento de laboratório sobre processamento cognitivo e adaptação de rotinaCapacidades dinâmicasCognitionDesenho experimentalDual-process theoryDynamic capabilitiesExperimental designOrganizational routinesRotinas organizacionaisTeoria de processamento duploTomada de decisãoDynamic capabilities have been recognized as the key explanation of firm heterogeneity and a potential source of sustainable competitive advantage. However, a few empirical previous studies connected dynamic capabilities to individual action, nor do they take the opportunity to investigate cognitive processes underlying capability deployment. A central issue here is the emphasis only on the effects and the antecedents of dynamic capabilities, so existing research does not shed light on what are the lower-level elements that constitute a capability-its microfoundations. To fill this gap, we conducted a lab experiment with executives where we examine the effect of priming intuitive and reflective cognitive processing on routine adaptation after an exogenous shock. We provide evidence that teams under the intuition condition cope better with environmental changes than the ones under the reflection condition. We also found evidence that environments with more feedback-learning opportunities (i.e. more stable) facilitate routine adaptation. Further, we show that the payoffs for intuition rather than reflection are higher in environments with less feedback opportunities. These findings redirect the current understanding of intuitive thinking in organizational change. In sum, our study contributes to providing a micro-level account of firms\' dynamic capabilities.As capacidades dinâmicas têm sido reconhecidas como a principal explicação da heterogeneidade da firma e uma potencial fonte de vantagem competitiva sustentável. No entanto, poucos estudos empíricos anteriores conectaram capacidades dinâmicas à ação individual, nem aproveitam a oportunidade para investigar os processos cognitivos subjacentes ao uso de capacidades. Uma questão central aqui é a ênfase apenas nos efeitos e nos antecedentes das capacidades dinâmicas, de modo que a pesquisa existente não esclarece quais são os elementos de nível inferior que constituem uma capacidade-seus microfundamentos. Para preencher essa lacuna, realizamos um experimento de laboratório com executivos, onde examinamos o efeito de induzir o processamento cognitivo intuitivo e reflexivo na adaptação de rotina após um choque exógeno. Fornecemos evidências de que as equipes sob a condição de intuição lidam melhor com as mudanças ambientais do que aquelas sob a condição de reflexão. Também encontramos evidências de que ambientes com mais oportunidades de feedback para aprendizado (ou seja, mais estáveis) facilitam a adaptação de rotina. Além disso, mostramos que o retorno por intuição e não por reflexão são mais altos em ambientes com menos oportunidades de feedback. Estes resultados redirecionam o entendimento do pensamento intuitivo na mudança organizacional. Em suma, nosso estudo contribui para fornecer uma explicação em nível micro das capacidades dinâmicas das empresas.Biblioteca Digitais de Teses e Dissertações da USPGalina, Simone Vasconcelos RibeiroAlves, Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues2019-12-02info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesisapplication/pdfhttp://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/96/96132/tde-07022020-123259/reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USPinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPLiberar o conteúdo para acesso público.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesseng2023-12-02T13:00:23Zoai:teses.usp.br:tde-07022020-123259Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertaçõeshttp://www.teses.usp.br/PUBhttp://www.teses.usp.br/cgi-bin/mtd2br.plvirginia@if.usp.br|| atendimento@aguia.usp.br||virginia@if.usp.bropendoar:27212023-12-02T13:00:23Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation Microfundamentos das capacidades dinâmicas: um experimento de laboratório sobre processamento cognitivo e adaptação de rotina |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation Alves, Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues Capacidades dinâmicas Cognition Desenho experimental Dual-process theory Dynamic capabilities Experimental design Organizational routines Rotinas organizacionais Teoria de processamento duplo Tomada de decisão |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation |
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Microfoundations of dynamics capabilities: a lab experiment on cognitive processing and routine adaptation |
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Alves, Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues |
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Alves, Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues |
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Galina, Simone Vasconcelos Ribeiro |
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Alves, Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues |
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Capacidades dinâmicas Cognition Desenho experimental Dual-process theory Dynamic capabilities Experimental design Organizational routines Rotinas organizacionais Teoria de processamento duplo Tomada de decisão |
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Capacidades dinâmicas Cognition Desenho experimental Dual-process theory Dynamic capabilities Experimental design Organizational routines Rotinas organizacionais Teoria de processamento duplo Tomada de decisão |
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Dynamic capabilities have been recognized as the key explanation of firm heterogeneity and a potential source of sustainable competitive advantage. However, a few empirical previous studies connected dynamic capabilities to individual action, nor do they take the opportunity to investigate cognitive processes underlying capability deployment. A central issue here is the emphasis only on the effects and the antecedents of dynamic capabilities, so existing research does not shed light on what are the lower-level elements that constitute a capability-its microfoundations. To fill this gap, we conducted a lab experiment with executives where we examine the effect of priming intuitive and reflective cognitive processing on routine adaptation after an exogenous shock. We provide evidence that teams under the intuition condition cope better with environmental changes than the ones under the reflection condition. We also found evidence that environments with more feedback-learning opportunities (i.e. more stable) facilitate routine adaptation. Further, we show that the payoffs for intuition rather than reflection are higher in environments with less feedback opportunities. These findings redirect the current understanding of intuitive thinking in organizational change. In sum, our study contributes to providing a micro-level account of firms\' dynamic capabilities. |
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