| Title |
Organizational structure, sense making activities and SMEs' competitiveness An application of confirmatory tetrad analysis-partial least squares (CTA-PLS) |
| ID_Doc |
66995 |
| Authors |
Valaei, N |
| Title |
Organizational structure, sense making activities and SMEs' competitiveness An application of confirmatory tetrad analysis-partial least squares (CTA-PLS) |
| Year |
2017 |
| Published |
Vine Journal Of Information And Knowledge Management Systems, 47, 1 |
| DOI |
10.1108/VJIKMS-04-2016-0015 |
| Abstract |
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to propose a model of competitiveness for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by investigating the structural relationship between organizational structure, knowledge quality (KQ) dimensions, improvisational creativity, compositional creativity and innovation in an emerging market - Malaysia - grounding in sense-making and organizational improvisational theories. Design/methodology/approach - A total of 358 valid questionnaires administered among SMEs' top management were used in examining the measurement model and structural relationship between latent constructs using partial least squares (PLS) path-modelling approach. Findings - The findings indicate that a flat organizational structure influences business entities' sense-making activities in the way they realize the intrinsic value of knowledge (intrinsic KQ) and take action to apply the organizational knowledge (actionable KQ). These sense-making activities are also conducive to SMEs' improvisational creativity, compositional creativity and innovative capabilities. All KQ dimensions are positively interrelated, thus supporting sense-making theory. Originality/value - A sustainable competitive advantage for SMEs requires a setting that is based on a lean, decentralized and cooperative organizational structure that shapes organizational KQ. As a contribution to the literature, accessibility KQ is introduced as a KQ dimension. Even though previous research was unclear on the reflectiveness/formativeness of KQ, by applying confirmatory tetrad analysis-PLS, this study empirically supports that KQ is a formative construct. |
| Author Keywords |
Organizational structure; Sense making; Knowledge-based innovation; Compositional creativity; Improvisational creativity; Knowledge quality |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000403825200002 |
| WoS Category |
Information Science & Library Science; Management |
| Research Area |
Information Science & Library Science; Business & Economics |
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