Table II.

The different components of a firm’s capabilities

CapabilityComponentsAuthors
Technological capability1. Technological monitoringGriffin (1997), Davila (2000), Wong et al. (1998), Huergo (2006), Rush et al. (2007), Christiansen and Varnes (2009), Zawislak et al. (2012, 2013)
2. Technology assimilation
3. Formalization of the development process
Operational capability1. Production planningDuchessi et al. (1989), Capon et al. (1990), Roth and Miller (1992), Corbett and Wassenhove (1993), Terjesen et al. (2011), Zawislak et al. (2012, 2013)
2. Quality system
3. Reducing production costs
Managerial capability1. Strategy planingPenrose (1959), Barnard (1938), Ansoff (1965), Andrews (1980), Zawislak et al. (2012, 2013)
2. Human resources
3. Norms and procedures
Transactional capability1. Customer relationshipWilliamson (1985, 1999), Aoki et al. (1989), Verhoef (2003), Reinartz et al. (2004), Argyres and Liebeskind (1999), Bosse and Alvarez (2010), Tello-Gamarra and Zawislak (2013), Zawislak et al. (2012, 2013) 
2. Bargaining power
3. Contract

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