Dynamic capabilities and employee participation: The role of trust and informal control
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Dynamic capabilities and employee participation : The role of trust and informal control. / Wohlgemuth, Veit; Wenzel, Matthias; Berger, Elisabeth S.C. et al.
In: European Management Journal, Vol. 37, No. 6, 12.2019, p. 760-771.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Dynamic capabilities and employee participation
T2 - The role of trust and informal control
AU - Wohlgemuth, Veit
AU - Wenzel, Matthias
AU - Berger, Elisabeth S.C.
AU - Eisend, Martin
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - While burgeoning research has shown the relevance of dynamic capabilities in terms of managers identifying and pursuing business opportunities, much less is known about the role of involving employees without managerial status in those activities. In this paper, we examine the impact of employee participation on the enactment of dynamic capabilities. The results of our survey-based linear regression analysis show that employee participation is positively related to the dynamic capabilities of a firm. Furthermore, we hypothesize and find that managers can facilitate employee participation through both trust in and informal control of subordinates. Our findings also suggest a positive relationship between informal control and dynamic capabilities, and point to employee participation as a mediator in the relationship between trust and dynamic capabilities. Our results extend the literature on dynamic capabilities by highlighting and demonstrating the important role of employee participation in identifying and pursuing business opportunities through dynamic capabilities as well as the relevance of trust and informal control therein.
AB - While burgeoning research has shown the relevance of dynamic capabilities in terms of managers identifying and pursuing business opportunities, much less is known about the role of involving employees without managerial status in those activities. In this paper, we examine the impact of employee participation on the enactment of dynamic capabilities. The results of our survey-based linear regression analysis show that employee participation is positively related to the dynamic capabilities of a firm. Furthermore, we hypothesize and find that managers can facilitate employee participation through both trust in and informal control of subordinates. Our findings also suggest a positive relationship between informal control and dynamic capabilities, and point to employee participation as a mediator in the relationship between trust and dynamic capabilities. Our results extend the literature on dynamic capabilities by highlighting and demonstrating the important role of employee participation in identifying and pursuing business opportunities through dynamic capabilities as well as the relevance of trust and informal control therein.
KW - Management studies
KW - Dynamic capabilities
KW - Employee participation
KW - Informal control
KW - Trust
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066155706&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.emj.2019.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.emj.2019.02.005
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 37
SP - 760
EP - 771
JO - European Management Journal
JF - European Management Journal
SN - 0263-2373
IS - 6
ER -