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DISENTANGLING THE INNOVATION ORIENTATION INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND DYNAMIC INNOVATION CAPABILITY RELATIONSHIPS IN EMERGING ECONOMY START-UPS
(World Scientific, 2023) Hande Karadağ; Faruk Şahin; Reon Matemane; Sahin, Faruk; Matemane, Reon; Karadağ, Hande
Purpose: Based on the Dynamic Capabilities View (DCV) and Knowledge-based View (KBV) this study investigates the relationships between intellectual capital (IC) resources and dynamic innovation capabilities in the context of new ventures. Design/methodology/approach: Data for the study is collected from 311 start-up firms in Turkey and is analysed via Structural Equation Modelling. Findings: The results indicate that the effects of human capital and social capital on dynamic innovation capability are fully mediated by innovation orientation (IO). Besides dynamic innovation capability is found to be strongly associated with innovation performance. Practical implications: In the study IO is suggested as a useful mechanism for encouraging the deployment of an innovation focus in all functions of a firm for attaining long-term sustained competitiveness. Thereby the findings are expected to present important implications for start-up founders and policy-makers by highlighting the importance of knowledge management and investing in human and social capital resources for generating the capability to innovate. Originality/value: The most significant contribution of the study is the development of a model suggesting IO as a mediating variable between the IC resources and dynamic innovation capability relationship in the context of start-up firms. Furthermore the findings indicate a positive and significant association between the dynamic innovation capability and innovation performance in these economic units. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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When does intellectual capital enhance innovation capability? A three-way interaction test
(Emerald Publishing, 2025) Hande Karadağ; Faruk Şahin; Cagri Kaderoglu Bulut; Sahin, Faruk; Bulut, Cagri; Karadag, Hande
Purpose: In the current study based on the resource-based view (RBV) a three-way interaction model tests the relationships among human and social capital resources innovation orientation (IO) and innovation capability in the context of new ventures. Design/methodology/approach: Hierarchical linear regression modeling presents the linear relations at two decision layers of start-ups their founders and managers. Data is collected and analyzed from 233 new ventures in Turkey. Findings: Findings of the two and three-way interaction analyses indicate a positive relationship between human capital and innovation capability when social capital and IO are high, however the relation turns off when low. Research limitations/implications: The study extends the previous works on the proposed link between intellectual capital (IC) resources and innovation by confirming the moderating role of social capital and IO on the positive association between human capital resources and innovation capability. Practical implications: The results show that for start-up companies the co-existence of strong social capital and the strategic orientation towards innovation is required for the effective utilization of human capital for generating innovation capability within the organization. Thus this study highlights the importance of networks alliances and social relationships together with the unification of strategic thinking organizational learning and a culture of innovation for attaining innovation goals which are crucial for the survival and success of these units. Originality/value: This study presents the first model in the literature which examines the moderating effects of IO and social capital on the human capital-innovation capability relationship. © 2025 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.