DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES THROUGH NETWORKS: A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

Abstract

This paper reports on a case study research regarding the development of capabilities from a multidimensional social capital perspective. Case study research together with a multi-disciplinary literature study are the platform for further theory development on the related questions: “How do organisations build capabilities?” and “What are the antecedents of the development of capabilities?.” We start by describing the theoretical origin of our research problem by focusing on a triangle: (1) the resource-based view; (2) the network approach; and (3) the social capital approach. Following this literature study, we discuss the case study research design that was developed within an industrial company (B2B). We next present the findings and refine our initial tentative conceptual framework.

Citation

De Wever, S., Lievens, A., Martens, R. and Vandenbempt, K. (2005), "DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES THROUGH NETWORKS: A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS", Sanchez, R. and Heene, A. (Ed.) Competence Perspectives on Managing Interfirm Interactions (Advances in Applied Business Strategy, Vol. 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 71-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-6826(04)08004-7