Open Workshop: Proactive Learning Culture and SME Performance in Crisis Context – The Mediating Role of Innovative Capabilities
The aim of the Open Workshop Series in Business and Management Studies is to promote top-quality academic and applied research in various fields of the social sciences. This is a unique opportunity for sharing knowledge and networking with local and international community members.
Speaker: Prof. Maryna Solesvik, Western Norway University of Apllied Sciences, Norway
In recent years, scholars have increasingly examined the strategic orientations of firms as a means to enhance performance. While prior research has established a significant and positive relationship between multiple strategic orientations and firm performance, the underlying mechanism driving this relationship is still not fully understood. We have investigated how proactive learning culture, a higher-order strategic orientation encompassing market, entrepreneurial, and learning orientations, influences the performance of SMEs in a crisis context. Specifically, we examine the mediating role of innovative capability in this relationship. Through our analysis of 568 SMEs, our findings demonstrate that a proactive learning culture enhances SME performance, particularly during times of crisis. Additionally, our results indicate that innovative capability partially mediates this association. Consequently, our research contributes to the existing literature by elucidating the comprehensive mechanism through which proactive learning culture influences performance, with innovative capabilities playing a critical role.
Maryna Solesvik is a professor of Innovation and Management at Western Norway University of Apllied Sciences. Earlier she served as a professor and chair of Maritime Innovation at Nord University. She holds PhD degrees from the Nord University Business School (Norway) and Institute of Agrarian Economics (Ukraine). She served as a board member of several Norwegian companies and organisations, including Riksteatret. Research interests include entrepeneurial intentions, female entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship in emerging economies, maritime business, and technology innovation.
Discussion moderated by Prof. Arnis Sauka.
Attendance is free of charge.
Please sign up for the seminar, by writing to arnis.sauka@sseriga.edu by September 25, 2024.
The aim of the SSE Riga Open Workshop Series is to:
- Foster cooperation between business and management researchers, practitioners and policymakers, as well as
- Promote academic and applied research in various fields of the social sciences, focusing on but not limited to entrepreneurship, marketing, management, public administration, and strategy.
Organised by Professor Arnis Sauka, the Centre for Sustainable Business at SSE Riga