Abstract
Bilgi, günümüz yoğun rekabet ortamında işletmelerin yaşamlarını sürdürebilmeleri için vazgeçilmez bir faktör
haline gelmiştir. Bu yüzden, bilginin işletmeler tarafından edinilmesi, benimsenmesi ve dönüştürülerek kulla-
nılması sürecinin, yani özümseme kapasitesinin, etkin bir şekilde geliştirilmesi büyük önem kazanmıştır. Bu
çalışma, işletmelerin özümseme kapasitesinin, işletme performansıyla olan ilişkisini ortaya koymayı amaçla-
maktadır. Araştırmada anket tekniği kullanılmıştır. Eskişehir Sanayi Odası’na (ESO) kayıtlı Otomotiv, Metal
Eşya İmalat, Gıda ve Tekstil sektörlerinden toplam 598 adet kullanılabilir soru formu elde edilmiştir. Özümseme
kapasitesi ve işletme performansına ilişkin literatürde ileri sürülen ilişkileri test etmek için Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli
(YEM) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, özümseme kapasitesinin kendi alt boyutları arasındaki ilişkiye ilişkin literatürü
doğrulamıştır. Özümseme kapasitesi en çok işletme performansının finansal boyutunu etkilerken, bu etkiyi ticari
ve operasyonel performans boyutları izlemiştir. Özümseme kapasitesi düzeyleri işletmelerin ve yöneticilerin de-
mografik profillerine, faaliyet gösterdikleri sektöre ve büyüklüklerine göre farklılıklar göstermektedir. Araştır-
ma sonuçları doğrultusunda işletmelerin özümseme kapasitelerini arttırmalarına yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.
Keywords
Özümseme Kapasitesi İşletme Performansı Eskişehir Sanayi Odası Örgütsel Öğrenme Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli
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- Lyles, M. A., & Salk, J. E. (1996), Knowledge acquisition from foreign parents in international joint ventures: An empirical examination in the Hunga- rian context. Journal of International Business Studies, 27(5): 877-903.
- Lyles, M. A., & Schwenk, C. R. (1992). Top manage- ment, strategy and organizational knowledge struc- tures. Journal of Management Studies, 29(2): 155-174. Nakip, M. (2006). Pazarlama araştırmaları teknikler ve (SPSS) uygulamalar. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
- Rebolledo, C., Halley, A., & Nagati, H. (2009). The effects of absorptive capacity on operational per- formance within the context of customer-supplier relationships. Supply Chain Forum an International Journal, 10(2): 52-62.
- Rothaermel, F. T., & Thursby, M. (2005). Incubator firm failure or graduation? The role of university linkages. Research Policy 34(7): 1076-1090.
- Spender, J-C. (1996). Making knowledge the basis of a dynamic theory of the firm. Strategic Management Journal, 17 (winter special issue): 45-62.
- Stock, N. G., Greis, P. N., & Fischer, A. W. (2001). Absorptive Capacity and new product development. Journal of High Technology Management Resear- ch,12(1): 77-91.
- Szulanski, G. (1996). Exploring internal stickiness: Impediments to the transfer of best practice within the firm, Strategic Management Journal, 17 (Special Is- sue: Knowledge and the Firm): 27-43.
- Şimşek, Ö. F. (2007). Yapısal eşitlik modellemesine giriş temel ilkeler ve LISREL uygulamaları. Ekinoks Yayınları: Ankara.
- Thérin, F. (2007). Absorptive capacity: An empirical test of Zahra and George’s contribution in small business settings. 4:17-29.
- Todorova, G., & Durisin, B. (2007). Absorptive capacity: Valuing a reconceptualization. Academy of Management Review, 32(3): 774-786.
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- Zahra, S. A., & George, G. (2002). Absorptive capacity: A review, reconceptualization, and extension. The Academy of Management Review, 27(2): 185-203.
Abstract
Knowledge has become an indispensable factor for business survival in today’s world characterized by inten-
se competition. Therefore, development of a firm’s absorptive capacity, which can be stated as its ability to
acquire, assimilate, transform and exploit knowledge has become of paramount importance. This study aims to
determine the relationship between a firm’s absorptive capacity and its performance. The study employs ques-
tionnaire technique for data collection. The sample consists of 598 useable questionnaires obtained from firms
in automotive, metal manufactured goods, food and textile industries, registered with Eskişehir Chamber of
Industry (ESO). Structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed to test the relationship between absorptive
capacity and firm performance as put forth by the extant literature. Findings parallel the literature in regards
to the relationship between the dimensions of absorptive capacity. The strongest effect was found between
absorptive capacity and financial performance, followed by commercial and operational performance. Level of
absorptive capacity was observed to vary by demographic profiles of managers and firm’s industry and firm
size. Suggestions for increasing absorptive capacity of firms, based on research findings, are also provided.
Keywords
Absorptive Capacity Firm Performance Eskişehir Chamber of Industry Organizational Learning Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)
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- Bergh, D. D., & Lim, E. N. (2008). Learning how to restructure: Absorptive capacity and improvisational views of restructuring actions and performance. Strategic Management Journal, 29(6): 593-616.
- Bower, G. H., & Ernest, R. H. (1981). Theories of lear- ning. Englewood Cliffs, NewJersey: PrenticeHall.
- Brown, T. A. (2006). Confirmatory factor analysis for applied reserarch. New York: The Guilford Press.
- Byrne, B. M. (1998). Structural equation modeling with LISREL, PRELIS, and SIMPLIS: Basic concepts, applications, and programming. New York: Lawrence Erl- baum Associate.
- Cohen, W. M., & Levinthal, D. A. (1989). Innovation and learning: The two faces of R&D. The Economic Journal, 99(397): 569-596.
- Cohen, W. M., & Levinthal, D. A. (1990). Absorptive capacity: A new perspective on learning and innova- tion. Administrative Science
- Quarterly, 35(1): 128-152.Çokluk, Ö., Şekercioğlu, G., & Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2010). Sosyal bilimler için çok değişkenli istatistik SPSS ve LISREL uygulamaları. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
- Dyer, J. H., & Singh, H. 1998. The relational view: Cooperative strategy and sources of interorganizational competitive advantage. Academy of Manage- ment Review, 23(4): 660-679.
- Easterby-Smith, M., Graça, M., Antonacopoulu, E., & Ferdinand, J. (2008). Absorptive capacity: A process perspective. Management Learning, 39(5): 483–501.
- Ellis, H. C. (1965). The transfer of learning. New York: MacMillan.
- Fosfuri, A., & Tribó, J.A. (2006). Exploring the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity and its impact on innovation performance. Omega, 36(2): 173-187. Franco, C., Marzucci, A., & Montresor, S. (2011). The “potential” face of absorptive capacity. An empiri- cal investigation for an area of 3 european countries. Orkestra Working Paper Series in Territorial Competitiveness Number 2011-R08. 1-32.
- Franganito, R. M. F. (2010). An approach to absorp- tive capacity based on the Portuguese textile industry, Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management 2010, Portugal. 414-425.
- Franganito, R. M. F. (2010). An approach to absorptive capacity based on the Portuguese textile industry, Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, Portugal. 414-425.
- García-Morales, V . J., Ruız-Moreno, A., & Llo- rens-Montes, F. J. (2007). Effects of technology absorptive capacity and technology proactivity on or- ganizational learning, innovation and performance: an empirical examination Technology. Analysis & Strategic Management, 19(4): 527–558.
- Greve, G., Engelen, A., & Brettel, M. (2009). An in- tegrative view on absorptive capacity and national culture. Internatıonal Journal of Business Stuies, 17(1): 19-43.
- Hair, J. F. Jr., Black, W. C., Babin, R. E., & Anderson, R. E. (2010). Multivariate data analysis. (7. Baskı). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
- Hoyle, R. H. (1995). The structural equation modelling approach: Basic concepts and fundemental issues. Structural equation modelling concepts, issues and applications (Eds: R. H. Hoyle). London: Sage Publications.1-16.
- Jones, O. (2006). Developing absorptive capacity in mature organizations - The change agent’s role. Ma- nagement Learning, 37(3): 355–376.
- Jöreskog, K., & Sörbom, D. (1993). LISREL 8: Structural equation modeling with the SIMPLIS Command Language. Lincolnwood: Scientific Software Interna- tional Inc.
- Kim, L. (1998). Crisis construction and organizational learning: Capability building in catching-up at Hyundai Motor. Organization Science, 9(4): 506-521.
- Kline, R. B. (2011). Principles and practice of structu- ral equation modeling (3rd press). The Guilford Press: New York.
- Kotabe, M., Jiang, C. X., & Murray, J. Y. (2011). Ma- nagerial ties, knowledge acquisition, realized absorptive capacity and new product market perfor- mance of emerging multinational companies: A case of China. Journal of World Business, 46(2): 166-176.
- Lane, J. P., & Lubatkin, M. (1998). Relative absorpti- ve capacity and interorganizational learning. Strategic Management Journal, 19(5): 461-477. Lane, J. P., Salk, J.E., & Lyles, A. M. (2001). Absorp- tive Capacity, learning, and performance in international joint ventures. Strategic Management Journal, 22(12): 1139-1161.
- Lane, P., Koka, B., & Pathak, S. (2006). The reificati- on of absorptive capacity: A critical review and rejuvenation of the construct. Academy of Management Review, 31(4): 833-863.
- Lichtenthaler, U. (2009). Absorptive capacity, envi- ronmental turbulence, and the complementarity of organizational learning processes. Academy of Mana- gement Journal, 52(4): 822-846.
- GEYLAN, BARAZ / İşletmelerde Özümseme Kapasitesi ile İşletme Performansı İlişkisi:ESO Araştırması
- Lyles, M. A., & Salk, J. E. (1996), Knowledge acquisition from foreign parents in international joint ventures: An empirical examination in the Hunga- rian context. Journal of International Business Studies, 27(5): 877-903.
- Lyles, M. A., & Schwenk, C. R. (1992). Top manage- ment, strategy and organizational knowledge struc- tures. Journal of Management Studies, 29(2): 155-174. Nakip, M. (2006). Pazarlama araştırmaları teknikler ve (SPSS) uygulamalar. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
- Rebolledo, C., Halley, A., & Nagati, H. (2009). The effects of absorptive capacity on operational per- formance within the context of customer-supplier relationships. Supply Chain Forum an International Journal, 10(2): 52-62.
- Rothaermel, F. T., & Thursby, M. (2005). Incubator firm failure or graduation? The role of university linkages. Research Policy 34(7): 1076-1090.
- Spender, J-C. (1996). Making knowledge the basis of a dynamic theory of the firm. Strategic Management Journal, 17 (winter special issue): 45-62.
- Stock, N. G., Greis, P. N., & Fischer, A. W. (2001). Absorptive Capacity and new product development. Journal of High Technology Management Resear- ch,12(1): 77-91.
- Szulanski, G. (1996). Exploring internal stickiness: Impediments to the transfer of best practice within the firm, Strategic Management Journal, 17 (Special Is- sue: Knowledge and the Firm): 27-43.
- Şimşek, Ö. F. (2007). Yapısal eşitlik modellemesine giriş temel ilkeler ve LISREL uygulamaları. Ekinoks Yayınları: Ankara.
- Thérin, F. (2007). Absorptive capacity: An empirical test of Zahra and George’s contribution in small business settings. 4:17-29.
- Todorova, G., & Durisin, B. (2007). Absorptive capacity: Valuing a reconceptualization. Academy of Management Review, 32(3): 774-786.
- Van Den Bosch, F. A. J., Van Wijk, R., & Volberda, H. W. (2002). Absorptive Capacity: Antecedents, Models and Outcomes. ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2003-035-STR. 1-51.
- Van den Bosch, F.A.J., Volberda, H.W., & de Boer, M. (1999). Co-evolution of firm absorptive capacity and knowledge environment: Organizational forms and combinative capabilities. Organization Science, 10(5): 551–568.
- Zahra, S. A., & George, G. (2002). Absorptive capacity: A review, reconceptualization, and extension. The Academy of Management Review, 27(2): 185-203.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Business Administration |
| Journal Section | Review Article |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | November 30, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017Volume: 9 Issue: 4 |
