Dynamic Capabilities, Human Capital, Firm Innovation: Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya, During COVID-19

Q4 Business, Management and Accounting

International Journal of Business and Management Science Pub Date : 2023-02-16 DOI:10.5539/ijbm.v18n2p132

B. K. Muriuki, Zachary B. Awino, M. Ogot, J. Muranga

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Organization and locally by the Ministry of Health in Kenya have resulted in financial distress in restaurants and led to their increased closure, financial loss and job losses. Restaurants are labor-intensive and compete fiercely in a dynamic environment making them vulnerable to disruptive conditions. Hence the need to develop dynamic capabilities and strategic human capital to achieve firm innovation which enables them to adapt to sudden environmental changes. The aim of the article, therefore, sought to determine the influence of strategic human capital on the dynamic capabilities -firm innovation relationship in restaurants in Nairobi, Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study examined the effect of dynamic capabilities on firm innovation. In addition, the study examined the influence of strategic human capital on the dynamic capabilities- firm innovation relationship. 263 large and medium size restaurants were included in the sample size, which was determined using a descriptive cross-sectional design and stratified random sampling. Using questionnaires administered by the researcher, data from 191 restaurants were gathered and analyzed using simple and hierarchical regression models According to the study's findings, there was a positive correlation between dynamic capabilities and firm innovation, and the relationship between these two variables was moderated by strategic human capital. The study concluded that strategic human capital influenced the dynamic capabilities and firm innovation relationship.

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动态能力、人力资本、企业创新:来自2019冠状病毒病期间肯尼亚内罗毕的证据

肯尼亚卫生部组织和在当地开展的活动导致餐馆陷入财务困境，并导致它们更多地关闭、经济损失和失业。餐馆是劳动密集型行业，在动态环境中竞争激烈，容易受到破坏性环境的影响。因此，需要发展动态能力和战略人力资本，以实现企业创新，使他们能够适应突然的环境变化。因此，本文旨在确定2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，战略人力资本对肯尼亚内罗毕餐馆动态能力-企业创新关系的影响。本研究考察了动态能力对企业创新的影响。此外，研究还考察了战略人力资本对动态能力与企业创新关系的影响。263家大中型餐厅被纳入样本量，样本量采用描述性横断面设计和分层随机抽样确定。研究结果表明，动态能力与企业创新之间存在正相关关系，而战略人力资本对两者之间的关系具有调节作用。研究发现，战略人力资本对企业动态能力和企业创新关系有显著影响。

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