Dynamic capabilities and innovation management: a conceptual approach

Authors

  • Jose Javier Aguilar Zambrano UNAL - Colômbia
  • Edgar Rene Yepes CTA - Centro de Ciência y Tecnologia de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Abstract

Organizational capabilities are those behavioral routines oriented to develop a specific task (NELSON; WINTER, 1982). These capabilities define what the company knows to do and how must to do it. Nevertheless, the repetitive character of these capabilities could be producing stopped processes (METCALFE, 1995) which both limit the generation of new capabilities and diminishing the dynamism in the production, reproduction and reconfiguration of new capabilities (TEECE; PISANO, 1997). This article compares and analyzes different theoretical-conceptual perspectives for generation and reconfiguration of technological capabilities within an organization. Additionally this article suggests that dynamic capabilities to make feasible innovation processes within an organization. The general concept of dynamic capacities will be used like driver of changes to produce and reconfigurate capabilities in the organization. The glance of the dynamic capabilities allows understanding the complexity of the creation, development and use of capabilities. This understanding could constitute material fundamental to manage learning processes and organizational change oriented to innovation.

Author Biographies

Jose Javier Aguilar Zambrano, UNAL - Colômbia

Magíster em Camblo Técnico y Estrategia Industrial por el Instituto PREST de la Universidad de Manchester, Ingeniero Quimico por la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Profesor asistente en la Escuela Ingenieria de la Organización, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín.

Edgar Rene Yepes, CTA - Centro de Ciência y Tecnologia de Antioquia

Magíster en Gestión Tecnológica por la Universidad Pontifícia Bolivariana. Ingeniero Electrónico por la Universidad Pontifícia Bolivariana. Docente posgrados em Gestión Tecnológica en la Universidad Pontifíca Bolivariana.

Published

2006-07-12

How to Cite

Zambrano, J. J. A., & Yepes, E. R. (2006). Dynamic capabilities and innovation management: a conceptual approach. Revista De Ciências Da Administração, 8(16), 280–292. https://doi.org/10.5007/%x

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