Dynamic capabilities and their strategic dimension. Aspects of imitation and innovation

Imitation and innovation are rarely the subject of deeper analysis in the existing literature on the dynamic capabilities construct. Given the potential both imitation and innovation have, this situation is hardly satisfactory. This monograph is an attempt to fill this gap and its purpose is to join a discussion on the strategic dimension of dynamic capabilities analysed in the context of imitation and innovation. Studies forming part of this monograph include references to institutions and business organisations operating in various sectors. What they have in common is that they attempt to answer some questions about how the different dimensions of innovation and imitation efforts are related to dynamic capabilities of organisations.

Introduction

AGNIESZKA BIEŃKOWSKA
Dynamic perspective of academic values of modern University

PAWEŁ CABAŁA
Company‘s dynamic capacities in the light of environmental
variability and complexity

WALDEMAR GLABISZEWSKI, ANGELIKA PAŃKA
Exogenous determinants of absorption of innovative technologies
by financial services companies

KAZIMIERZ KRZAKIEWICZ, SZYMON CYFERT
Imitation strategies within the framework of dynamic capabilities

PAWEŁ MIELCAREK
Open and close innovation process as a way to organizational
ambidexterity-research results

SYLWIA STAŃCZYK
Adaptation as a fundament of innovative actions-the evolutionary
and the ecological perspective

EWA STAŃCZYK-HUGIET
Path dependence destiny? Organizational routines and (dynamic)
capabilities perspective

AGATA SUDOLSKA, ANDRZEJ LIS, AGNIESZKA FURMAŃSKA-MARUSZAK, JOANNA GÓRKA
Identifying characteristies and manifestations of responsible
innovation: towards dynamic capability

KATARZYNA TWOREK, ANNA ZABŁOCK A-KLUCZKA
IT reliability in organization as a factor influencing BCM maturity