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Intangible Capital and Reorientation of Manufacturing During a Pandemic

In: Consumption, Production, and Entrepreneurship in the Time of Coronavirus

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  • Fauzi Said

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Andy Page

    (Sharing in Growth UK Ltd.)

  • Liz Salter

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Chander Velu

    (University of Cambridge)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has put enormous pressure on firms to respond to the economic downturn, while also providing opportunities to contribute to the health-care challenges. We investigate firms within the Sharing in Growth (SiG) programme, a government-funded transformation programme in the UK aerospace sector. We evaluate the firms that responded to the UK Ventilator Challenge, to provide equipment to the UK National Health Service (NHS) in order to tackle the pandemic, compared to the firms that did not respond. The study shows that intangible capital in terms of organizational capital is a key capability in responding to opportunities provided by the UK Ventilator Challenge. In particular, we show that the role of leadership in fostering a culture of engagement and empowerment via continuous experimentation and learning is a key capability for firms in responding to sudden and unexpected changes in the environment. Moreover, the study shows that the building and subsequent effectiveness of these forms of organizational capital among the SMEs would not have been possible without the benefits accruing from the SiG programme. We discuss the managerial and policy implications of our findings.

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  • Fauzi Said & Andy Page & Liz Salter & Chander Velu, 2022. "Intangible Capital and Reorientation of Manufacturing During a Pandemic," Springer Books, in: Elena Gallitto & Marta Massi & Paul Harrison (ed.), Consumption, Production, and Entrepreneurship in the Time of Coronavirus, chapter 0, pages 127-149, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-93169-8_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93169-8_7
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