Sagar, Khaled Anowar (2021) The impact of social capital and extrinsic drivers on innovation ambidexterity in Australian construction project-based small and medium size enterprises. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Abstract
The thesis explores the impact of social capital dimensions on the innovation capabilities of Australian construction project-based small and medium enterprises (PB-SMEs). The study explores the close-knit network of PB-SMEs, and their benevolence, immediate reciprocal behaviour, and shared understanding about innovation. These are amongst the social capital dimensions identified that enable and motivate PB-SMEs to mutually share innovation knowledge and simultaneously focus on short-term profit and long-term industry survival. PB-SMEs’ combined strategy of extension and protection of company reputation facilitates as an extrinsic driver to share innovation knowledge. Moreover, these reputation strategies impact the formation of PB-SMEs’ social capital.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Rose, Tim; Agdas, Duzgun and Kajewski, Stephen |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | innovation ambidexterity; social capital; small and medium sized enterprises; project-based organisations; innovation knowledge sharing |
| Index terms: | construction project, project-based organization, survival, knowledge sharing, small and medium sized enterprise, ambidexterity, social capital, dimension, strategy, profit |
| Subjects: | sociology, strategic management, knowledge management, health monitoring assessment and metrics, organization, economic analysis, management, production management, environmental science |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Information Management, Project Management, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Research Practice, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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