Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints

This paper explores absorptive capacity metaroutines in a financial organization that experienced a large-scale misappropriation episode. We selected an instrumental case and collected individual semi-structured interviews, on-site nonparticipant observations, and documents to better understand the...

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Main Author: Mariano, Stefania (author)
Other Authors: Al-Arrayed, Suad (author)
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Mariano, S., & Al-Arrayed, S. (2018). Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints. European Management Journal, 36(2), 171-182.
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Routines
Metaroutines
Micro-foundations
Case study
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description This paper explores absorptive capacity metaroutines in a financial organization that experienced a large-scale misappropriation episode. We selected an instrumental case and collected individual semi-structured interviews, on-site nonparticipant observations, and documents to better understand the combination of absorptive capacity in organizational contexts. Findings revealed that the magnitude of organizational disruptions and time constraints influenced absorptive capacity metaroutines. The magnitude of organizational disruptions related to the intensity of required change for innovation adoption and the persistence of outcomes, while time constraints influenced the degree of involvement and cohesiveness of organizational members. In addition, findings showed that the combination of absorptive capacity metaroutines experienced asymmetries and had incremental and cumulative features. This work extends current theorizations of absorptive capacity conceptualized from a micro-foundation perspective as a collection of external and internal metaroutines and provides a means to start understanding potential factors that influence the combination of absorptive capacity metaroutines. Implications for theory and practice are discussed, and suggestions for future research are offered.
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spelling Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraintsMariano, StefaniaAl-Arrayed, SuadAbsorptive capacityRoutinesMetaroutinesMicro-foundationsCase studyThis paper explores absorptive capacity metaroutines in a financial organization that experienced a large-scale misappropriation episode. We selected an instrumental case and collected individual semi-structured interviews, on-site nonparticipant observations, and documents to better understand the combination of absorptive capacity in organizational contexts. Findings revealed that the magnitude of organizational disruptions and time constraints influenced absorptive capacity metaroutines. The magnitude of organizational disruptions related to the intensity of required change for innovation adoption and the persistence of outcomes, while time constraints influenced the degree of involvement and cohesiveness of organizational members. In addition, findings showed that the combination of absorptive capacity metaroutines experienced asymmetries and had incremental and cumulative features. This work extends current theorizations of absorptive capacity conceptualized from a micro-foundation perspective as a collection of external and internal metaroutines and provides a means to start understanding potential factors that influence the combination of absorptive capacity metaroutines. Implications for theory and practice are discussed, and suggestions for future research are offered.Elsevier2018-11-01T04:46:58Z2018-11-01T04:46:58Z2018-04PostprintPeer-Reviewedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfMariano, S., & Al-Arrayed, S. (2018). Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints. European Management Journal, 36(2), 171-182.0263-2373http://hdl.handle.net/11073/1628110.1016/j.emj.2017.03.003en_UShttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2017.03.003oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/162812024-08-22T11:43:24Z
spellingShingle Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints
Mariano, Stefania
Absorptive capacity
Routines
Metaroutines
Micro-foundations
Case study
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title Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints
title_full Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints
title_fullStr Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints
title_full_unstemmed Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints
title_short Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints
title_sort Combinations of absorptive capacity metaroutines: the role of organizational disruptions and time constraints
topic Absorptive capacity
Routines
Metaroutines
Micro-foundations
Case study
url http://hdl.handle.net/11073/16281