The impact of environmental turbulence on construction enterprise performance: unveiling the systemic response mechanisms
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2026.26158Abstract
This study addresses the overlooked dynamic interaction between strategic agility and absorptive capacity in turbulent environments, particularly within project-based enterprises where knowledge flows are fragmented. By constructing an integrative framework, it examines how strategic agility influences enterprise performance via absorptive capacity under varying environmental turbulence levels. Using data from 198 Chinese construction industry practitioners and PLS-SEM analysis, results reveal that strategic agility dominates enterprise responses, with absorptive capacity mediating this effect. Notably, in high turbulence, the mediation path buffers the negative impact. The study advances organizational adaptability theory and offers guidance for capability development in turbulent contexts.
Keywords:
mechanism, new theoretical framework, environmental turbulence, potential absorptive capacity, strategic agility, firm performanceHow to Cite
Share
License
Copyright (c) 2026 The Author(s). Published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
References
Adams, G. L., & Lamont, B. T. (2003). Knowledge management systems and developing sustainable competitive advantage. Journal of Knowledge Management, 7(2), 142–154. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673270310477342
Adner, R. (2006). Match your innovation strategy to your innovation ecosystem. Harvard Business Review, 84(4), 98–107.
Adner, R., Oxley, J. E., & Silverman, B. S. (2013). Collaboration and competition in business ecosystems. Emerald Group Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0742-3322(2013)0000030018
Ahmed, S. S., Guozhu, J., Mubarik, S., Khan, M., & Khan, E. (2020). Intellectual capital and business performance: The role of dimensions of absorptive capacity. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 21(1), 23–39. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-11-2018-0199
Albort-Morant, G., Henseler, J., Cepeda-Carrión, G., & Leal-Rodríguez, A. L. (2018). Potential and realized absorptive capacity as complementary drivers of green product and process innovation performance. Sustainability, 10(2), Article 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020381
Ali, M., & Park, K. (2016). The mediating role of an innovative culture in the relationship between absorptive capacity and technical and non-technical innovation. Journal of Business Research, 69(5), 1669–1675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.036
Ali, M., Kan, K. A. S., & Sarstedt, M. (2016). Direct and configurational paths of absorptive capacity and organizational innovation to successful organizational performance. Journal of Business Research, 69(11), 5317–5323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.131
Andriopoulos, C., & Lewis, M. W. (2009). Exploitation–exploration tensions and organizational ambidexterity: Managing paradoxes of innovation. Organization Science, 20(4), 696–717. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1080.0406
Andriopoulos, C., & Lewis, M. W. (2010). Managing innovation paradoxes: Ambidexterity lessons from leading product design companies. Long Range Planning, 43(1), 104–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2009.08.002
Anggraini, W., & Sudhartio, L. (2019). Strategic agility in environmental turbulence: A case of the banking sector in Indonesia. In Proceedings of the 1st Sampoerna University–AFBE International Conference (SU-AFBE 2018) (p. 109). European Alliance for Innovation. https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.6-12-2018.2286279
Anning-Dorson, T. (2017). How much and when to innovate: The nexus of environmental pressures, innovation, and service firm performance. European Journal of Innovation Management, 20(4), 599–619. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-05-2016-0055
Aragón-Correa, J. A., & Sharma, S. (2003). A contingent resource-based view of proactive corporate environmental strategy. Academy of Management Review, 28(1), 71–88. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2003.8925236
Arici, T., & Gök, M. S. (2023). Examining environmental turbulence intensity: A strategic agility and innovativeness approach on firm performance in environmental turbulence situations. Sustainability, 15(6), Article 5364. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065364
Atalay, M., Anafarta, N., & Sarvan, F. (2013). The relationship between innovation and firm performance: An empirical evidence from Turkish automotive supplier industry. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 75, 226–235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.04.026
Ato Sarsah, S., Tian, H., Dogbe, C. S. K., Bamfo, B. A., & Pomegbe, W. W. K. (2020). Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on radical innovation performance among manufacturing SMEs: The mediating role of absorptive capacity. Journal of Strategy and Management, 13(4), 551–570. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSMA-03-2020-0053
Barile, S., Lusch, R., Reynoso, J., Saviano, M., & Spohrer, J. (2016). Systems, networks, and ecosystems in service research. Journal of Service Management, 27(4), 652–674. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOSM-09-2015-0268
Bolívar-Ramos, M. T., García-Morales, V. J., & Martín-Rojas, R. (2013). The effects of information technology on absorptive capacity and organizational performance. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 25(8), 905–922. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2013.823146
Boyd, B. K., Haynes, K. T., Hitt, M. A., Bergh, D. D., & Ketchen, D. J. (2012). Contingency hypotheses in strategic management research: Use, disuse, or misuse?. Journal of Management, 38(1), 278–313. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206311418662
Boyne, G. A., & Meier, K. J. (2009). Environmental turbulence, organizational stability, and public service performance. Administration & Society, 40(8), 799–824. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399708326333
Cadiz, D., Sawyer, J. E., & Griffith, T. L. (2009). Developing and validating field measurement scales for absorptive capacity and experienced community of practice. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 69(6), 1035–1058. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164409344494
Camisón, C., & Forés, B. (2010). Knowledge absorptive capacity: New insights for its conceptualization and measurement. Journal of Business Research, 63(7), 707–715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.04.022
Cassiman, B., & Veugelers, R. (2006). In search of complementarity in innovation strategy: Internal R&D and external knowledge acquisition. Management Science, 52(1), 68–82. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1050.0503
Chebbi, H., Yahiaoui, D., Vrontis, D., & Thrassou, A. (2015). Building multiunit ambidextrous organizations: A transformative framework. Human Resource Management, 54(S1), S155–S177. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21732
Chelliah, S. (2004). Antecedents of the internationalization and the relationship between internationalization and performance of Malaysian small and medium manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) [Doctoral dissertation]. Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Chen, X. (2012). Impact of business intelligence and IT infrastructure flexibility on competitive advantage: An organizational agility perspective [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Cohen, J. (2013). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203771587
Cohen, W. M., & Levinthal, D. A. (1990). Absorptive capacity: A new perspective on learning and innovation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 35(1), 128–152. https://doi.org/10.2307/2393553
Darroch, J. (2005). Knowledge management, innovation, and firm performance. Journal of Knowledge Management, 9(3), 101–115. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673270510602809
Delmas, M., Hoffman, V. H., & Kuss, M. (2011). Under the tip of the iceberg: Absorptive capacity, environmental strategy, and competitive advantage. Business & Society, 50(1), 116–154. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650310394400
Dobrzykowski, D. D., Leuschner, R., Hong, P. C., & Roh, J. J. (2015). Examining absorptive capacity in supply chains: Linking responsive strategy and firm performance. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 51(4), 3–28. https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12085
Doz, Y. L., & Kosonen, M. (2010). Embedding strategic agility: A leadership agenda for accelerating business model renewal. Long Range Planning, 43(2–3), 370–382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2009.07.006
Duncan, R. B. (1972). Characteristics of organizational environments and perceived environmental uncertainty. Administrative Science Quarterly, 17(3), 313–327. https://doi.org/10.2307/2392145
Faul, F., Erdfelder, E., Lang, A.-G., & Buchner, A. (2007). G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behavior Research Methods, 39(2), 175–191. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193146
Flatten, T. C., Engelen, A., Zahra, S. A., & Brettel, M. (2011a). A measure of absorptive capacity: Scale development and validation. European Management Journal, 29(2), 98–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2010.11.002
Flatten, T. C., Greve, G. I., & Brettel, M. (2011b). Absorptive capacity and firm performance in SMEs: The mediating influence of strategic alliances. European Management Review, 8(2), 137–152. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-4762.2011.01015.x
Fornell, C., & Larcker, D. F. (1981). Evaluating structural equation models with unobservable variables and measurement error. Journal of Marketing Research, 18(1), 39–50. https://doi.org/10.2307/3151312
Fosfuri, A., & Tribó, J. A. (2008). Exploring the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity and its impact on innovation performance. Omega, 36(2), 173–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2006.06.012
Fuller, J., Jacobides, M., & Reeves, M. (2019). The myths and realities of business ecosystems. MIT Sloan Management Review, 60(3), 1–9.
Galvin, P., Burton, N., Singh, P. J., Sarpong, D., Bach, N., & Teo, S. (2020). Network rivalry, competition and innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 161, Article 120253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120253
García-Morales, V. J., Ruiz-Moreno, A., & Lloréns-Montes, F. J. (2007). Effects of technology absorptive capacity and technology proactivity on organizational learning, innovation, and performance: An empirical examination. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 19(4), 527–558. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537320701403540
García-Sánchez, E., García-Morales, V. J., & Martín-Rojas, R. (2018). Influence of technological assets on organizational performance through absorptive capacity, organizational innovation, and internal labour flexibility. Sustainability, 10(3), Article 770. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10030770
Gonzalez, R. V. D. (2023). Potential and realized absorptive capacity: An analysis in project teams. Revista de Administração de Empresas, 63, Article e2022-0006. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-759020230106
Gren, L., & Lenberg, P. (2020). Agility is responsiveness to change: An essential definition. In Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (pp. 348–353). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3383219.3383268
Gurkov, I., Goldberg, A., & Saidov, Z. (2017). Strategic agility and persistence: HEM’s entry into the Russian market of expendable materials for clinical laboratories. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 36(5), 12–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.21881
Haider, S. A., & Kayani, U. N. (2020). The impact of customer knowledge management capability on project performance: Mediating role of strategic agility. Journal of Knowledge Management, 25(2), 298–312. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-01-2020-0026
Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., & Anderson, R. E. (2010). Multivariate data analysis (7th ed.). Pearson.
Hair, J. F., Sarstedt, M., Ringle, C. M., & Mena, J. A. (2012). An assessment of the use of partial least squares structural equation modeling in marketing research. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 40(3), 414–433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-011-0261-6
Hair, J. F., Sarstedt, M., Hopkins, L., & Kuppelwieser, V. G. (2014). Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). European Business Review, 26(2), 106–121. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-10-2013-0128
Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2017). A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications.
Hair, J. F., Risher, J. J., Sarstedt, M., & Ringle, C. M. (2019). When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM. European Business Review, 31(1), 2–24. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-11-2018-0203
Hannah, D. P., & Eisenhardt, K. M. (2018). How firms navigate cooperation and competition in nascent ecosystems. Strategic Management Journal, 39(12), 3163–3192. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2750
Haro-Domínguez, M. C., Arias-Aranda, D., Lloréns-Montes, F. J., & Moreno, A. R. (2007). The impact of absorptive capacity on technological acquisitions in engineering consulting companies. Technovation, 27(8), 417–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2007.02.003
Harvey, G., Skelcher, C., Spencer, E., Jas, P., & Walshe, K. (2010). Absorptive capacity in a non-market environment: A knowledge-based approach to analysing the performance of sector organizations. Public Management Review, 12(1), 77–97. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719030902817923
He, Y., Liu, Z., & Lee, M.-J. (2024). Navigating sustainable value creation through digital leadership under institutional pressures: The moderating role of environmental turbulence. Sustainability, 16(21), Article 9169. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16219169
Henseler, J., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2015). A new criterion for assessing discriminant validity in variance-based structural equation modeling. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 43(1), 115–135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-014-0403-8
Hitt, M. A., Keats, B. W., & DeMarie, S. M. (1998). Navigating in the new competitive landscape: Building strategic flexibility and competitive advantage in the 21st century. Academy of Management Executive, 12(4), 22–42. https://doi.org/10.5465/ame.1998.1333922
Hock, M., Clauss, T., & Schulz, E. (2016). The impact of organizational culture on a firm’s capability to innovate the business model. R&D Management, 46(3), 433–450. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12130
Hodgkinson, G. P., & Healey, M. P. (2011). Psychological foundations of dynamic capabilities: Reflection and reflexion in strategic management. Strategic Management Journal, 32(13), 1500–1516. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.964
Holmes, S. D., Resnick, B., Galik, E., Gruber-Baldini, A., & Kusmaul, N. (2020). Reliability and validity of the Resident Satisfaction Index in assisted living. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(11), 1186–1194. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820943807
Hulland, J. (1999). Use of partial least squares (PLS) in strategic management research: A review of four recent studies. Strategic Management Journal, 20(2), 195–204. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199902)20:2<195::AID-SMJ13>3.0.CO;2-7
Iansiti, M., & Levien, R. (2004). The keystone advantage: What the new dynamics of business ecosystems mean for strategy, innovation, and sustainability. Harvard Business School Press.
IBM. (2018). IBM SPSS statistics. (Version 24.0). https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-spss-statistics-24-documentation
İbrahimcioğlu, A. S., & Kitapçı, H. (2025). How environmental turbulence shapes the path from resilience to sustainability: Useful insights gathered from small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Sustainability, 17(15), Article 6938. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156938
Ivory, S. B., & Brooks, S. B. (2018). Managing corporate sustainability with a paradoxical lens: Lessons from strategic agility. Journal of Business Ethics, 148(2), 347–361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3583-6
Jansen, J. J. P., van den Bosch, F. A. J., & Volberda, H. W. (2005). Managing potential and realized absorptive capacity: How do organizational antecedents matter?. Academy of Management Journal, 48(6), 999–1015. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2005.19573106
Jiang, Y., Li, C., & Zhao, Y. (2024). Environmental turbulence, network position and firm innovation: Evidence from a natural experiment in China. Chinese Management Studies, 18(4), 1149–1163. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-04-2023-0148
Jiménez-Barrionuevo, M. M., García-Morales, V. J., & Molina, L. M. (2011). Validation of an instrument to measure absorptive capacity. Technovation, 31(5–6), 190–202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2010.12.002
Junni, P., Sarala, R., Tarba, S., & Weber, Y. (2015). The role of strategic agility in acquisitions. British Journal of Management, 26(4), 596–616. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12072
Kale, E., Aknar, A., & Başar, Ö. (2019). Absorptive capacity and firm performance: The mediating role of strategic agility. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 78, 276–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.09.010
Kaplan, R. S., & Norton, D. P. (1992). The balanced scorecard: Measures that drive performance. Harvard Business Review, 70(1), 71–79.
Khan, S. H., Majid, A., & Yasir, M. (2020). Strategic renewal of SMEs: The impact of social capital, strategic agility and absorptive capacity. Management Decision, 59(8), 1877–1894. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-12-2019-1722
Kock, N. (2015). Common method bias in PLS-SEM: A full collinearity assessment approach. International Journal of e-Collaboration, 11(4), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijec.2015100101
Kock, N. (2021). WarpPLS user manual (Version 7.0). ScriptWarp Systems.
Kogut, B., & Zander, U. (1992). Knowledge of the firm, combinative capabilities, and the replication of technology. Organization Science, 3(3), 383–397. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.3.3.383
Kotabe, M., Jiang, C. X., & Murray, J. Y. (2011). Managerial ties, knowledge acquisition, realized absorptive capacity, and new product market performance of emerging multinational companies: A case of China. Journal of World Business, 46(2), 166–176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2010.05.005
Kumkale, İ. (2016). Organization’s tool for creating competitive advantage: Strategic agility. Balkan and Near East Journal of Social Sciences, 2(3), 118–124.
Kustiningsih, N., Tjahjadi, B., & Soewarno, N. (2022). Projecting experience of technology-based MSMEs in Indonesia: Role of absorptive capacity in the relationship between strategic alliances and organizational performance. Sustainability, 14(19), Article 12025. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912025
Lane, P. J., Koka, B. R., & Pathak, S. (2006). The reification of absorptive capacity: A critical review and rejuvenation of the construct. Academy of Management Review, 31(4), 833–863. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2006.22527456
Lee, Y. K., Kim, S. H., Seo, M. K., & Hight, S. K. (2015). Market orientation and business performance: Evidence from the franchising industry. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 44, 28–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2014.09.008
Leonard-Barton, D. (1992). Core capabilities and core rigidities: A paradox in managing new product development. Strategic Management Journal, 13(S1), 111–125. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250131009
Li, L., Zhang, Y., Sun, J., & Yang, Z. (2025). Strategic flexibility in dynamic environments: The game-changer in digital transformation and organizational resilience. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 36(11–12), 1281–1300. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2025.2548598
Li, Y.-H., & Huang, J.-W. (2012). Ambidexterity’s mediating impact on product development proficiency and new product performance. Industrial Marketing Management, 41(7), 1125–1132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2012.05.002
Lichtenthaler, U. (2016). Absorptive capacity and firm performance: An integrative framework of benefits and downsides. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 28(6), 664–676. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2015.1119148
Liu, H., Ke, W., Wei, K. K., & Hua, Z. (2013). The impact of IT capabilities on firm performance: The mediating roles of absorptive capacity and supply chain agility. Decision Support Systems, 54(3), 1452–1462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2012.12.016
Luthans, F. (1973). The contingency theory of management: A path out of the jungle. Business Horizons, 16(1), 67–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-6813(73)90026-8
Lyu, C., Peng, C., Yang, H., Li, H., & Gu, X. (2022). Social capital and innovation performance of digital firms: Serial mediation effect of cross-border knowledge search and absorptive capacity. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 7(2), Article 100187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2022.100187
March, J. G. (1991). Exploration and exploitation in organizational learning. Organization Science, 2(1), 71–87. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2.1.71
March, J. G., & Simon, H. A. (1958). Organizations. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship.
Martínez-del-Río, J., Antolín-López, R., & Céspedes-Lorente, J. J. (2015). Being green against the wind? The moderating effect of munificence on acquiring environmental competitive advantages. Organization & Environment, 28(2), 181–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086026615573082
Mata, M. N., Martins, J. M., & Inácio, P. L. (2023). Impact of absorptive capacity on project success through mediating role of strategic agility: Project complexity as a moderator. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(1), Article 100327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100327
Matear, S., Boshoff, C., Gray, B., & Matheson, P. (1998). Developing a better measure of market orientation. European Journal of Marketing, 32(9–10), 884–903. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090569810232327
Mejeed, S. H., Aljanabi, A. R. A., & Kasem, J. M. (2025). The mediating role of marketing agility on the relationship between entrepreneurial resilience, absorptive capacity, and new product performance. International Journal of Innovation Management, 29(03n04), Article 2550015. https://doi.org/10.1142/S136391962550015X
Miller, D., & Friesen, P. H. (1982). Innovation in conservative and entrepreneurial firms: Two models of strategic momentum. Strategic Management Journal, 3(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250030102
Moore, J. F. (1993). Predators and prey: A new ecology of competition. Harvard Business Review, 71(3), 75–86.
Neely, A., Filippini, R., Forza, C., Vinelli, A., & Hii, J. (2001). A framework for analysing business performance, firm innovation and related contextual factors: Perceptions of managers and policy makers in two European regions. Integrated Manufacturing Systems, 12(2), 114–124. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576060110384307
Nonaka, I. (1994). A dynamic theory of organizational knowledge creation. Organization Science, 5(1), 14–37. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.5.1.14
Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. B., Lee, J.-Y., & Podsakoff, N. P. (2003). Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(5), 879–903. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.88.5.879
Raisch, S., & Birkinshaw, J. (2008). Organizational ambidexterity: Antecedents, outcomes, and moderators. Journal of Management, 34(3), 375–409. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206308316058
Ringle, C. M., Wende, S., & Becker, J.-M. (2015). SmartPLS (Version 3) [Computer software]. SmartPLS GmbH. https://www.smartpls.com
Riquelme-Medina, M., Stevenson, M., Barrales-Molina, V., & Llorens-Montes, F. J. (2022). Coopetition in business ecosystems: The key role of absorptive capacity and supply chain agility. Journal of Business Research, 146, 464–476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.058
Rong, K., Lin, Y., Li, B., Burström, T., Butel, L., & Yu, J. (2018). Business ecosystem research agenda: More dynamic, more embedded, and more internationalized. Asian Business & Management, 17(3), 167–182. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-018-0038-6
Sambamurthy, V., Bharadwaj, A., & Grover, V. (2003). Shaping agility through digital options: Reconceptualizing the role of IT in contemporary firms. MIS Quarterly, 27(2), 237–263. https://doi.org/10.2307/30036530
Schwarz, A., Rizzuto, T., Carraher-Wolverton, C., Roldán, J. L., & Barrera-Barrera, R. (2017). Examining the impact and detection of the “urban legend” of common method bias. SIGMIS Database: The DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, 48(1), 93–119. https://doi.org/10.1145/3051473.3051479
Sekaran, U., & Bougie, R. (2016). Research methods for business: A skill-building approach (7th ed.). Wiley.
Shams, R., Vrontis, D., Belyaeva, Z., Ferraris, A., & Czinkota, M. R. (2021). Strategic agility in international business: A conceptual framework for “agile” multinationals. Journal of International Management, 27(1), Article 100737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2020.100737
Simon, A., Bartle, C., Stockport, G., Smith, B., Klobas, J. E., & Sohal, A. (2015). Business leaders’ views on the importance of strategic and dynamic capabilities for successful financial and non-financial business performance. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 64(7), 908–931. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-02-2014-0028
Simsek, Z. (2009). Organizational ambidexterity: Toward a multilevel understanding. Journal of Management Studies, 46(4), 597–624. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00857.x
Singh, A. K., Jain, N. K., Sharma, M. G., & Nigam, S. (2023). Reconceptualization of absorptive capacity as potential and realized absorptive capacity for project-based organizations. International Journal of Project Management, 41(2), Article 102449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2022.102449
Song, S., Hossin, M. A., Yin, X., & Hosain, M. S. (2021). Accelerating green innovation performance from the relations of network potential, absorptive capacity, and environmental turbulence. Sustainability, 13(14), Article 7765. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147765
Stock, G. N., Greis, N. P., & Fischer, W. A. (2001). Absorptive capacity and new product development. Journal of High Technology Management Research, 12(1), 77–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1047-8310(00)00040-7
Stone, M. (1974). Cross-validatory choice and assessment of statistical predictions. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B (Methodological), 36(2), 111–147. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2517-6161.1974.tb00994.x
Tallon, P. P., Queiroz, M., Coltman, T., & Sharma, R. (2018). Information technology and the search for organizational agility: A systematic review with future research possibilities. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 27(2), 218–237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2017.10.002
Teece, D. J. (2007). Explicating dynamic capabilities: The nature and microfoundations of (sustainable) enterprise performance. Strategic Management Journal, 28(13), 1319–1350. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.640
Teece, D. J., Pisano, G., & Shuen, A. (1997). Dynamic capabilities and strategic management. Strategic Management Journal, 18(7), 509–533. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199708)18:7<509::AID-SMJ882>3.0.CO;2-Z
Thérin, F. (2007). Absorptive capacity: An empirical test of Zahra and George’s contribution in small business settings. Gestion 2000, 24(4), 17–30.
Turulja, L., & Bajgorić, N. (2019). Innovation, firms’ performance and environmental turbulence: Is there a moderator or mediator? European Journal of Innovation Management, 22(1), 213–232. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-03-2018-0064
Tushman, M. L., & O’Reilly, C. A. (1996). Ambidextrous organizations: Managing evolutionary and revolutionary change. California Management Review, 38(4), 8–29. https://doi.org/10.2307/41165852
Tzokas, N., Kim, Y., Akbar, H., & Al-Dajani, H. (2015). Absorptive capacity and performance: The role of customer relationship and technological capabilities in high-tech SMEs. Industrial Marketing Management, 47, 134–142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.02.033
Volberda, H. W., Foss, N. J., & Lyles, M. A. (2010). Absorbing the concept of absorptive capacity: How to realize its potential in the organization field. Organization Science, 21(4), 931–951. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1090.0503
Vrontis, D., Thrassou, A., Santoro, G., & Papa, A. (2017). Ambidexterity, external knowledge and performance in knowledge-intensive firms. Journal of Technology Transfer, 42(2), 374–388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-016-9502-7
Walton, R. E. (1985). Toward a strategy of eliciting employee commitment based on policies of mutuality. Harvard University Press.
Weber, Y., & Tarba, S. Y. (2014). Strategic agility: A state-of-the-art introduction to the special section on strategic agility. California Management Review, 56(3), 5–12. https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2014.56.3.5
Wetzels, M., Odekerken-Schröder, G., & van Oppen, C. (2009). Using PLS path modeling for assessing hierarchical construct models: Guidelines and empirical illustration. MIS Quarterly, 33(1), 177–195. https://doi.org/10.2307/20650284
Wu, S., & Lu, C. (2012). The relationship between CRM, RM, and business performance: A study of the hotel industry in Taiwan. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(1), 276–285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.06.012
Zahra, S. A., & George, G. (2002). Absorptive capacity: A review, reconceptualization, and extension. Academy of Management Review, 27(2), 185–203. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2002.6587995
Zhu, X. M., Jiang, Y., Du, Z. W., & Lu, Q. W. (2011). A study on the impact of KM processes on new product development performance. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 4(1), 113–122.
View article in other formats
CrossMark check
Published
Issue
Section
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2026 The Author(s). Published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.