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Not all roads lead to Rome: non-equifinality in dynamic capabilities and process configuration

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  • Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues Alves
  • Simone Vasconcelos Ribeiro Galina

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Although the literature indicates the relevance of dynamic capabilities (DCs) in explaining heterogeneity in firm performance, there is a limited understanding of why some firms deploy DCs better than others do. Using a configurational approach grounded in strategic management, this article argues that the configuration of processes that build DCs matters for performance. Results based on data from 3,632 Brazilian firm-year observations support the assertion that DCs rely on single-process configuration. This finding suggests that the assumption of equifinality does not apply to this aspect of DCs, which extends the literature by offering empirical evidence to a point of division between scholars and contributes to practitioners by shedding light on one locus of competitive advantage in DCs.

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  • Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues Alves & Simone Vasconcelos Ribeiro Galina, 2022. "Not all roads lead to Rome: non-equifinality in dynamic capabilities and process configuration," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(2), pages 121-137, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:52:y:2022:i:2:p:121-137
    DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2022.2072068
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