MANAGERIAL COGNITIVE CAPABILITIES AND THE MICROFOUNDATIONS OF DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Helfat, Constance E.; Peteraf, Margaret A.
• 署名单位: Dartmouth College
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.2247
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 831-850
• 关键词: MANAGERIAL COGNITION; sensing; asset orchestration; reconfiguration; STRATEGIC RENEWAL; competitive heterogeneity

摘要

The microfoundations of dynamic capabilities have assumed greater importance in the search for factors that facilitate strategic change. Here, we focus on microfoundations at the level of the individual manager. We introduce the concept of managerial cognitive capability, which highlights the fact that capabilities involve the capacity to perform not only physical but also mental activities. We identify specific types of cognitive capabilities that are likely to underpin dynamic managerial capabilities for sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring, and explain their potential impact on strategic change of organizations. In addition, we discuss how heterogeneity of these cognitive capabilities may produce heterogeneity of dynamic managerial capabilities among top executives, which may contribute to differential performance of organizations under conditions of change. Finally, we propose possible directions for future research. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.