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Strategic Sensitivity and Innovative Capabilities of
Software Development Companies in South-South, Nigeria
Agbeche, Aaron1
; Lawrence, Damiete Onyema2
; Okechukwu, Prince Jumbo2
; Elechi, Bobby Chime2
1
Micheal and Cecilia Ibru University, Ughelli, Nigeria
2
Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This work tends to review the issues of strategic sensitivity and
innovative capability among software development companies in
South-South, Nigeria. Innovative capability is define as the holistic,
comprehensive, and all-encompassing ability of an entire
organization to respond to changes in the business environment with
actions that deliver real value to the organization. Strategic sensitivity
describes organizations’ scanning ability and knowledge
development about its context, the internal assessment of its
capacities and its alignment of functions and behavior in a manner
that advances it towards its goals and objectives. The issue that this
works intends to address is the negligence that is given to the
contextual business issues which has led to lose of sensitive data,
disruption of work, damage to the brand image, and company
reputation. Findings revealed that strategic sensitivity relatewith
innovative capability among software development companies in
south- south, Nigeria. The study conclude that for organization to be
able to stay relevant; such a firm must ensure that its operations
efficiency, management capability and personnel must be competent
to allow for the organization to be able to achieve its goals and
objectives. Therefore, we recommend that software development
companies should have the right staff with the proper skills and
competencies if the will want to stay relevant in the software
development industry. Also modern management styles and
operational techniques must be put in place for a better and
sustainable advantage.
KEYWORDS: strategic sensitivity, operational efficiency, personnel
competency, management capability
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1. INTRODUCTION:
With rapid changes happening presently in both
domestic and international market, and the issue of
competitions with its impact on the survivability of
software development companies across the globe;
software development companies needs to have the
innovation capability to create superior products and
services from its rivals. Furthermore, with such new
changing global economy, software development
companies cannot exist without developing some sort
of innovative capabilities if they want to enjoy
competitive advantage above their rivals or enhance
their level of competitiveness among firms in the
same industry. If the objectives of being sensitive to
new products features, service and process must be
attained, software development companies must
develop different strategic agility or be sensitive to
the various strategies that could ensure goals
achievement by promoting its innovative capability;
which will in the long run foster corporate goal
attainments without neglecting the individual
employee’s expectations in this time of innovative
needs.
The concept of innovation is gaining ground on a
daily bases; innovation capability plays a significant
role in present day business. As a result of such a
situation, companies continue to operate in such
industries where customers’ tastes, product-service
technologies, and competitive weapons often change
unpredictably. To be successful and to obtain stability
in performance, companies should therefore not only
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seek new opportunities but also be highly sensitive to
innovations (Tajeddini, Trueman& Larsen, 2006). As
innovation is considered as a key driver for long-term
success for firms in today’s competitive markets
(Darroch&McNaugton, 2002). Hence, businesses
with the capacity to innovate are able to respond to
market challenges faster and better than non-
innovative companies (Calvo-Porral, Medín,
&Losada-Lopez, 2017).
That is why the right kind of innovation and
investments in new technologies and strategies would
not only help software development companies in
providing improvement in their productivity but also
in their general performance and growth (Wolf, Beck
&Pahlke, 2012; Stiglitz, 2010).it is along this line that
innovative capabilities is define as the holistic,
comprehensive, and all-encompassing ability of an
entire organization to respond to changes in the
business environment with actions that deliver real
value to the organization (Stiglitz, 2010). From the
definition it will be observed that Other than enjoying
lower cost and increasing productivity, innovative
firms should be capable of introducing or improving
products or processes; define and redefined the firm
or products positioning in a new market place
(Darroch& McNaughton, 2002)
On the other hand, the business environment today is
such that imposes and pushes for change and
competition. Organizations are forced to compete in
order to survive. Beal (2000) observe that in
competing, most organizations fail to link their plans
and structures with the emerging features and
dynamics of their own context (strategic sensitivity).
This observation is reiterated by Hitt, Ireland and
Hoskisson (2016) observing that one of the major
reasons organizations fail, especially within the
service sector, is their inability to anchor strategies on
the underlying contextual values and expectations that
have overtime crystallized into realities of the context
– which, according to Jain and Moreno (2015) is
imperative in establishing and advancing a more
effective market stance and approach – thus
advancing a more effective competitive position in
the market.
Zhao, Flynn and Roth (2006) argued that to stand out
within the context of today’s market, there is the need
for organizations to (a) learn and understand the
unique features and attributes that define their
environment, (b) identify their own internal capacities
and strengths, and (c) effectively align and adjust
their structures, systems and functions to match and
address the changes in their environment. Torchia and
Calbro (2011) noted that strategic sensitivity is as
such a two-way process that starts from the
environment, matching the features of the
organization with the gaps in the environment –
implying considerations of workers skills, technology
and organizational competence as being a major
concern for competitiveness.
Strategic sensitivity describes an organization
scanning ability and knowledge development about
its context, the internal assessment of its capacities
and its alignment of functions and behavior in a
manner that advances it towards its goals and
objectives. Pulaj&Pulaj (2015) opined that strategic
sensitivity can be futuristic as well as focused on the
present functions of the organization. Primarily, it is
concerned with planning the best course of action
based on learning and the predictions of the future –
hence, its concerns are based on addressing the
uncertainties of the environment. The issue that this
works intends to address is the negligence that is
given to the contextual issues which has led to lose of
sensitive data, disruption of work, damage to the
brand image, and company reputation.
It is in pursuit of an understanding of how to improve
innovative capability in the software development
companies in the south-south, Nigeria that this paper
seeks to examine different strategic sensitivity issue
that can help improve software development among
companies in south-south, Nigeria. The study has as
an objective to determine how companies learning of
the business environment foster innovation capability
among software development companies in south-
south, Nigeria. Even though there are indications that
strategic sensitivity is important to a firm, prior
review on strategic sensitivity does not provide
conclusive evidence regarding its relationship with
innovative capability. Rather, there were conflicting
results that link between the two variables.
1.1. Theoretical Foundation
A theoretical foundation or framework is lens from
which knowledge are constructed either
metaphorically or literally for a research study. It
serves as a structure and support or as the rational for
the study. In search of theories of strategic sensitivity
and innovative capability a number of theories have
been raised. This study looks at organizational
learning theory. The organizational learning theory
maintain thatto remain viable in an environment
characterized by uncertainty and change,
organizations and individuals alike depend upon an
ability to learn. As yesterday’s knowledge and skills
are vulnerable to obsolescence, and future success
requires flexibility, responsiveness and new
capabilities.
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1.2. Innovative Capability
There are various definitions of innovation capability
in literature. Browsing from previous articles, some
researchers used the term innovation capability to
refer to innovation or innovative organization or
innovativeness. The difference found exists only in
term of different sets of measurement approaches
(Kumar &Che Rose, 2010). Innovation capability is
the ability of a firm to transform an idea into a
something new which carries an economic value.
Value is something that is relatively worth and which
determines wealth creation. The economic value
would then increase profit and consequently firm
performance. According to Ngah and Ibrahim (2011)
innovation capability refers to a firm’s ability to
generate knowledge in the form of intellectual
property such as a pattern. Laforet (2011) refers to
innovation capability as availability of resources,
collaborative structure and process to solve problems.
While we look at innovation capability from
personnel competence, operational efficiency and
management capability.
Personnel Competency
Software development companies need to develop
new and special abilities and capacities for
exploitation of new environmental opportunities. This
is because the firms which show more potential for
exploitation of new ideas are said to possess more
innovation capability compared with competitors. So,
the first step in the innovation process is finding,
considering, and establishing innovation opportunities
in personnel capabilities for the organization
(Lichtenthaler& Ernst, 2012). Personnel capabilities
encompasses the traditional scope of professional
development (skills-based training, knowledge-based
education, and experience), but also incorporates
other aspects including relationships, mandate and
direction, tools and work environment, time,
motivation and the previously acquired knowledge
and skills the person brings to their role. In essence,
capability development is a broad and comprehensive
approach to growing and developing people to ensure
they are effective in their roles.
Operations efficiency
Operational abilities are the “secret ingredients” in
explaining the development and maintenance of
competitive advantage(Zhang, Vonderembse, & Lim,
2003). However, they are often overlooked because
they are tightly embedded in the organizational fabric
of an operations system. Operational innovation is a
distinguished set of skills, processes, and routines for
radically improving existing operations processes or
creating and implementing new and unique operations
processes. This is because operational improvement
builds upon existing organizational abilities; it is
unlikely to lead to innovations that significantly
depart from existing technological or market
competencies. Operational efficiency can be looked
from operational corporation, operational
responsiveness, and operational reconfiguration
Operational Corporation refers to the ability to
coordinate between manufacturing and the product–
process design function. This is part of a broader
operational capability includes the ability to create
and sustain healthy relationships with supply chain
members and relates to sourcing products.
Operational responsiveness is the differentiated skills,
processes, and routines for reacting quickly and easily
to changes in input and output requirements so that a
process can consistently meet customer requirements
with little time or cost penalty (Zhang, Vonderembse,
& Lim, 2003). Operational reconfiguration focuses on
reshaping (investing and divesting) operations
resources to catch up with environmental changes.
Operational reconfiguration is based on the concept
of dynamic capabilities (Teece 2007).
Management capability
Management capabilities refer to the capabilities with
which managers construct, integrate, and reconfigure
the organization’s resources and competences
(Adner&Helfat, 2003). A managerial capability refers
to the management capacities, expertise, and
processes in the custody of firms that are drawn to
execute programs and activities to achieve superior
performanc.An organization’s management
capabilities are crucial to achieving congruence
among its competences and thehanging conditions of
its environment (Kor andMesko, 2013). Managerial
capabilities combine greater technical, human, and
conceptual abilities to construct, integrate, and
reconfigure the organization’s resources and
competences (Adner&Helfat, 2003). Kor andMesko
(2013) show that management capabilities contribute
to establishing a dominant logic in the firm that takes
concrete form in routines, procedures, and capabilities
that influence implementation of strategies and the
search for new options for growth and innovation.
These capabilities enable top management teams to
face their environment, improve organizational
performance, and maintain and create competitive
advantages (Carmeli&Tishler, 2004).
1.3. Strategic Sensitivity
Strategic sensitivity describes an organization’s
scanning ability and knowledge development about
its context, the internal assessment of its capacities
and its alignment of functions and behavior in a
manner that advances it towards its goals and
objectives. Pulaj&Pulaj (2015) opined that strategic
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sensitivity can be futuristic as well as focused on the
present functions of the organization. Primarily, it is
concerned with planning the best course of action
based on learning and the predictions of the future;
hence, its concerns are based on addressing the
uncertainties of the environment. Yarmohammadian,
Alavi, Ahmadi, Fatemi and Moghadasi (2016) argued
that one of the ways organizations can stay ahead and
sustain their effectiveness is by building capacities
that are futuristic in nature; thus, availing trend
setting services that in turn define the market
competitiveness.As market competitiveness describes
the extent to which the organization is aggressive in
driving for its own success and goals(Vickery and
Droge, 2007).
Abiodun, (2009) proposed a set of strategic sensitivity
variables that are applicable at the business level.
They are aggressiveness, analysis, defensiveness,
futurity, proactiveness, and riskiness. Aggressiveness
dimension measures the business ability to engage
organizational resources in executing aggressive
strategies and the pursuit of increased market share as
a means to achieving business unit profitability
(Abiodun, 2009). Analysis refers to the ability to
investigate deeply into the foundational causes of
problems and develop the best alternative solution as
a way of problem-solving. Defensiveness reflects
firms emphasizes on defense strategies over its core
technology and product-market domain through the
use of cost minimization and techniques that achieve
operational efficiency. Futurity is the extent to which
decisions that relate to possible future occurrences are
seriously engaged. Proactiveness reflects the firm’s
constant engagement in the search for new market
opportunities, the mover in the introduction of new
products, while old products are strategically
withdrawn from markets (Chang et al, 2002).
2. Strategic Sensitivity and Innovative
Capabilities
Mavengere (2013) in his work on information
technology role in supply chain’s strategic agility in
the University of Tampere, Finland. Strategic agility
is a business imperative especially in a competitive
business environment. Strategic agility has main
dimensions as strategic sensitivity, strategic response
and collective capabilities. Information technology
(IT) is of immense importance in enhancing strategic
agility especially in supply chain setting. This study
notes strategic agility dimensions and thereby
highlights IT services required to promote strategic
agility. Moreover, a conceptual model of strategic
agility in supply chain environment is developed in
order to define the precise role of IT to enhance
strategic agility. The findings confirm the different
roles IT plays to promote strategic agility in different
parts of the supply chain. In the supply chain
downstream, IT that promotes strategic sensitivity is
most essential, and in the supply chain upstream, IT
that promotes strategic response is most essential.
There is also need for IT that promotes collective
capabilities throughout the whole chain. Strategic
sensitivity is further classified as strategic foresight
and strategic insight.
SudarmaN, Kartini, Helmi&Dewi(2021) study the
effect of managerial capabilities, strategic alliance
and strategic innovation on product lifecycle
management: A case study in Indonesia. The purpose
of this study was to examine the effect of managerial
capabilities, strategic alliance and strategic innovation
on product lifecycle management and corporate
performance is moderated by the social media in RTD
tea companies. The research method used in this
research is a quantitative approach with data
processing using SemPls. The results showed that the
Managerial Capabilities variable did not have a
significant effect on Marketing Performance, the
Managerial Capabilities variable did not have a
significant effect on Product Lifecycle Management,
the Product Lifecycle Management variable had a
significant effect on Marketing Performance, the
Social Media variable was proven to mediate PLM
Marketing Performance, the Strategic Alliance
variable did not have a significant effect on
Marketing Performance. The Strategic Alliance
variable had no significant effect on Product
Lifecycle Management, the Strategic Innovation
variable had a significant effect on Marketing
Performance, and the Strategic Innovation variable
had a significant effect on Product Lifecycle
Management. Strategic innovation is an innovation
that is able to support the company’s efforts and
strategies in achieving company goals. Strategic
innovation that transforms existing businesses into
new businesses and has a major impact on the
company’s marketing performance (Kodama, 2018).
The strategic innovation model framework developed
by Schlegelmilch et al. (2003) shows that strategic
innovation has the ability to increase the value of a
company’s products and services and as a result the
company is able to remain in competition (Dogan,
2017). Innovative business processes and activities
that support the direction of company goals have an
impact on the company’s marketing performance
(Kalay& Lynn, 2015; Laban &Deya, 2019; Lilly
&Juma, 2014).
Adna&Sukoco(2020). Managerial cognitive
capabilities, organizational capacity for change, and
performance: The moderating effect of social capital.
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The aim of this study is to analyze the role of
organizational capacity for change as a mediator
between managerial cognitive capabilities with
organizational performance. Further, we investigate
the moderating role of social capital on the influence
of organizational capacity for change on
organizational performance. We surveyed middle
managers and their immediate followers (supervisor
level) in the Directorate General of State Asset
(DGSA), Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia.
Overall, 313 middle managers and their followers
participated in this study. The results demonstrate that
organizational capacity for change mediate the
influence of managerial cognitive capabilities on
organizational performance. In addition, there is no
significant moderating effect of social capital on the
influence of organizational capacity for change on
organizational performance. Theoretical and
managerial implications are further presented in this
study. Business activities cannot be separated from
linkages with external parties. Linkages with other
parties can be made through cooperation agreements
or strategic alliances, namely alliances that are in line
with the company’s strategy, so that they can support
the achievement of company goals. Strategic alliances
lead to agreements among companies to pursue
common goals through a coordinated effort and
through sharing of resources. This cooperation
agreement can create new opportunities,
entrepreneurial and innovative capabilities, and social
capital (Kalay& Lynn, 2015). A research study
conducted by Kalay and Lynn, (2015) also showed
that strategic alliances can improve a company’s
marketing performance.
Future Studies
Despite the indication that strategic sensitivity is
important for firms to develop its innovative
capability, there were no agreement between scholars
that strategic sensitivity will determine companies
innovative capability; thus creating a gap between
both variables. Future studies may look into many
raised issues and questions pertaining to their
relationship which researchers may wish to
investigate further. Researchers may explore
mediating variables that are assumed have effect on
innovative capability such as firm age, organizational
culture.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Based on the findings of the work, we conclude that
indeed strategic sensitivity impacts innovative
capability in software development companies in
Nigeria. As such, we recommend that
1. software development companies in the south-
south, Nigeria and other related companies should
ensure that they take a closer look at software
development companies’operations efficiency in
other countries and copy from them as that will
ensure growth of the industry in the south-south,
Nigeria.
2. Furthermore, software development companies in
south-south, Nigeria must ensure that the
collaborate with sisters firms in other parts of
Nigeria to understand the modern practices as this
will facilitate the ultimate achievement of its
corporate growth.
3. The body in charge of information technology
companies must emphases why companies under
its operation most embrace modern ways of doing
things in the industry as this will enhance
uniformity and conformity in the industry which
will in turn ensure sustainability in form of the
right skills and personnel availability.
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Strategic Sensitivity and Innovative Capabilities of Software Development Companies in South South, Nigeria

  • 1. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) Volume 5 Issue 6, September-October 2021 Available Online: www.ijtsrd.com e-ISSN: 2456 – 6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47706 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1852 Strategic Sensitivity and Innovative Capabilities of Software Development Companies in South-South, Nigeria Agbeche, Aaron1 ; Lawrence, Damiete Onyema2 ; Okechukwu, Prince Jumbo2 ; Elechi, Bobby Chime2 1 Micheal and Cecilia Ibru University, Ughelli, Nigeria 2 Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria ABSTRACT This work tends to review the issues of strategic sensitivity and innovative capability among software development companies in South-South, Nigeria. Innovative capability is define as the holistic, comprehensive, and all-encompassing ability of an entire organization to respond to changes in the business environment with actions that deliver real value to the organization. Strategic sensitivity describes organizations’ scanning ability and knowledge development about its context, the internal assessment of its capacities and its alignment of functions and behavior in a manner that advances it towards its goals and objectives. The issue that this works intends to address is the negligence that is given to the contextual business issues which has led to lose of sensitive data, disruption of work, damage to the brand image, and company reputation. Findings revealed that strategic sensitivity relatewith innovative capability among software development companies in south- south, Nigeria. The study conclude that for organization to be able to stay relevant; such a firm must ensure that its operations efficiency, management capability and personnel must be competent to allow for the organization to be able to achieve its goals and objectives. Therefore, we recommend that software development companies should have the right staff with the proper skills and competencies if the will want to stay relevant in the software development industry. Also modern management styles and operational techniques must be put in place for a better and sustainable advantage. KEYWORDS: strategic sensitivity, operational efficiency, personnel competency, management capability How to cite this paper: Agbeche, Aaron | Lawrence, Damiete Onyema | Okechukwu, Prince Jumbo | Elechi, Bobby Chime "Strategic Sensitivity and Innovative Capabilities of Software Development Companies in South- South, Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456- 6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6, October 2021, pp.1852- 1858, URL: www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47706.pdf Copyright © 2021 by author (s) and International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) 1. INTRODUCTION: With rapid changes happening presently in both domestic and international market, and the issue of competitions with its impact on the survivability of software development companies across the globe; software development companies needs to have the innovation capability to create superior products and services from its rivals. Furthermore, with such new changing global economy, software development companies cannot exist without developing some sort of innovative capabilities if they want to enjoy competitive advantage above their rivals or enhance their level of competitiveness among firms in the same industry. If the objectives of being sensitive to new products features, service and process must be attained, software development companies must develop different strategic agility or be sensitive to the various strategies that could ensure goals achievement by promoting its innovative capability; which will in the long run foster corporate goal attainments without neglecting the individual employee’s expectations in this time of innovative needs. The concept of innovation is gaining ground on a daily bases; innovation capability plays a significant role in present day business. As a result of such a situation, companies continue to operate in such industries where customers’ tastes, product-service technologies, and competitive weapons often change unpredictably. To be successful and to obtain stability in performance, companies should therefore not only IJTSRD47706
  • 2. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47706 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1853 seek new opportunities but also be highly sensitive to innovations (Tajeddini, Trueman& Larsen, 2006). As innovation is considered as a key driver for long-term success for firms in today’s competitive markets (Darroch&McNaugton, 2002). Hence, businesses with the capacity to innovate are able to respond to market challenges faster and better than non- innovative companies (Calvo-Porral, Medín, &Losada-Lopez, 2017). That is why the right kind of innovation and investments in new technologies and strategies would not only help software development companies in providing improvement in their productivity but also in their general performance and growth (Wolf, Beck &Pahlke, 2012; Stiglitz, 2010).it is along this line that innovative capabilities is define as the holistic, comprehensive, and all-encompassing ability of an entire organization to respond to changes in the business environment with actions that deliver real value to the organization (Stiglitz, 2010). From the definition it will be observed that Other than enjoying lower cost and increasing productivity, innovative firms should be capable of introducing or improving products or processes; define and redefined the firm or products positioning in a new market place (Darroch& McNaughton, 2002) On the other hand, the business environment today is such that imposes and pushes for change and competition. Organizations are forced to compete in order to survive. Beal (2000) observe that in competing, most organizations fail to link their plans and structures with the emerging features and dynamics of their own context (strategic sensitivity). This observation is reiterated by Hitt, Ireland and Hoskisson (2016) observing that one of the major reasons organizations fail, especially within the service sector, is their inability to anchor strategies on the underlying contextual values and expectations that have overtime crystallized into realities of the context – which, according to Jain and Moreno (2015) is imperative in establishing and advancing a more effective market stance and approach – thus advancing a more effective competitive position in the market. Zhao, Flynn and Roth (2006) argued that to stand out within the context of today’s market, there is the need for organizations to (a) learn and understand the unique features and attributes that define their environment, (b) identify their own internal capacities and strengths, and (c) effectively align and adjust their structures, systems and functions to match and address the changes in their environment. Torchia and Calbro (2011) noted that strategic sensitivity is as such a two-way process that starts from the environment, matching the features of the organization with the gaps in the environment – implying considerations of workers skills, technology and organizational competence as being a major concern for competitiveness. Strategic sensitivity describes an organization scanning ability and knowledge development about its context, the internal assessment of its capacities and its alignment of functions and behavior in a manner that advances it towards its goals and objectives. Pulaj&Pulaj (2015) opined that strategic sensitivity can be futuristic as well as focused on the present functions of the organization. Primarily, it is concerned with planning the best course of action based on learning and the predictions of the future – hence, its concerns are based on addressing the uncertainties of the environment. The issue that this works intends to address is the negligence that is given to the contextual issues which has led to lose of sensitive data, disruption of work, damage to the brand image, and company reputation. It is in pursuit of an understanding of how to improve innovative capability in the software development companies in the south-south, Nigeria that this paper seeks to examine different strategic sensitivity issue that can help improve software development among companies in south-south, Nigeria. The study has as an objective to determine how companies learning of the business environment foster innovation capability among software development companies in south- south, Nigeria. Even though there are indications that strategic sensitivity is important to a firm, prior review on strategic sensitivity does not provide conclusive evidence regarding its relationship with innovative capability. Rather, there were conflicting results that link between the two variables. 1.1. Theoretical Foundation A theoretical foundation or framework is lens from which knowledge are constructed either metaphorically or literally for a research study. It serves as a structure and support or as the rational for the study. In search of theories of strategic sensitivity and innovative capability a number of theories have been raised. This study looks at organizational learning theory. The organizational learning theory maintain thatto remain viable in an environment characterized by uncertainty and change, organizations and individuals alike depend upon an ability to learn. As yesterday’s knowledge and skills are vulnerable to obsolescence, and future success requires flexibility, responsiveness and new capabilities.
  • 3. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47706 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1854 1.2. Innovative Capability There are various definitions of innovation capability in literature. Browsing from previous articles, some researchers used the term innovation capability to refer to innovation or innovative organization or innovativeness. The difference found exists only in term of different sets of measurement approaches (Kumar &Che Rose, 2010). Innovation capability is the ability of a firm to transform an idea into a something new which carries an economic value. Value is something that is relatively worth and which determines wealth creation. The economic value would then increase profit and consequently firm performance. According to Ngah and Ibrahim (2011) innovation capability refers to a firm’s ability to generate knowledge in the form of intellectual property such as a pattern. Laforet (2011) refers to innovation capability as availability of resources, collaborative structure and process to solve problems. While we look at innovation capability from personnel competence, operational efficiency and management capability. Personnel Competency Software development companies need to develop new and special abilities and capacities for exploitation of new environmental opportunities. This is because the firms which show more potential for exploitation of new ideas are said to possess more innovation capability compared with competitors. So, the first step in the innovation process is finding, considering, and establishing innovation opportunities in personnel capabilities for the organization (Lichtenthaler& Ernst, 2012). Personnel capabilities encompasses the traditional scope of professional development (skills-based training, knowledge-based education, and experience), but also incorporates other aspects including relationships, mandate and direction, tools and work environment, time, motivation and the previously acquired knowledge and skills the person brings to their role. In essence, capability development is a broad and comprehensive approach to growing and developing people to ensure they are effective in their roles. Operations efficiency Operational abilities are the “secret ingredients” in explaining the development and maintenance of competitive advantage(Zhang, Vonderembse, & Lim, 2003). However, they are often overlooked because they are tightly embedded in the organizational fabric of an operations system. Operational innovation is a distinguished set of skills, processes, and routines for radically improving existing operations processes or creating and implementing new and unique operations processes. This is because operational improvement builds upon existing organizational abilities; it is unlikely to lead to innovations that significantly depart from existing technological or market competencies. Operational efficiency can be looked from operational corporation, operational responsiveness, and operational reconfiguration Operational Corporation refers to the ability to coordinate between manufacturing and the product– process design function. This is part of a broader operational capability includes the ability to create and sustain healthy relationships with supply chain members and relates to sourcing products. Operational responsiveness is the differentiated skills, processes, and routines for reacting quickly and easily to changes in input and output requirements so that a process can consistently meet customer requirements with little time or cost penalty (Zhang, Vonderembse, & Lim, 2003). Operational reconfiguration focuses on reshaping (investing and divesting) operations resources to catch up with environmental changes. Operational reconfiguration is based on the concept of dynamic capabilities (Teece 2007). Management capability Management capabilities refer to the capabilities with which managers construct, integrate, and reconfigure the organization’s resources and competences (Adner&Helfat, 2003). A managerial capability refers to the management capacities, expertise, and processes in the custody of firms that are drawn to execute programs and activities to achieve superior performanc.An organization’s management capabilities are crucial to achieving congruence among its competences and thehanging conditions of its environment (Kor andMesko, 2013). Managerial capabilities combine greater technical, human, and conceptual abilities to construct, integrate, and reconfigure the organization’s resources and competences (Adner&Helfat, 2003). Kor andMesko (2013) show that management capabilities contribute to establishing a dominant logic in the firm that takes concrete form in routines, procedures, and capabilities that influence implementation of strategies and the search for new options for growth and innovation. These capabilities enable top management teams to face their environment, improve organizational performance, and maintain and create competitive advantages (Carmeli&Tishler, 2004). 1.3. Strategic Sensitivity Strategic sensitivity describes an organization’s scanning ability and knowledge development about its context, the internal assessment of its capacities and its alignment of functions and behavior in a manner that advances it towards its goals and objectives. Pulaj&Pulaj (2015) opined that strategic
  • 4. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47706 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1855 sensitivity can be futuristic as well as focused on the present functions of the organization. Primarily, it is concerned with planning the best course of action based on learning and the predictions of the future; hence, its concerns are based on addressing the uncertainties of the environment. Yarmohammadian, Alavi, Ahmadi, Fatemi and Moghadasi (2016) argued that one of the ways organizations can stay ahead and sustain their effectiveness is by building capacities that are futuristic in nature; thus, availing trend setting services that in turn define the market competitiveness.As market competitiveness describes the extent to which the organization is aggressive in driving for its own success and goals(Vickery and Droge, 2007). Abiodun, (2009) proposed a set of strategic sensitivity variables that are applicable at the business level. They are aggressiveness, analysis, defensiveness, futurity, proactiveness, and riskiness. Aggressiveness dimension measures the business ability to engage organizational resources in executing aggressive strategies and the pursuit of increased market share as a means to achieving business unit profitability (Abiodun, 2009). Analysis refers to the ability to investigate deeply into the foundational causes of problems and develop the best alternative solution as a way of problem-solving. Defensiveness reflects firms emphasizes on defense strategies over its core technology and product-market domain through the use of cost minimization and techniques that achieve operational efficiency. Futurity is the extent to which decisions that relate to possible future occurrences are seriously engaged. Proactiveness reflects the firm’s constant engagement in the search for new market opportunities, the mover in the introduction of new products, while old products are strategically withdrawn from markets (Chang et al, 2002). 2. Strategic Sensitivity and Innovative Capabilities Mavengere (2013) in his work on information technology role in supply chain’s strategic agility in the University of Tampere, Finland. Strategic agility is a business imperative especially in a competitive business environment. Strategic agility has main dimensions as strategic sensitivity, strategic response and collective capabilities. Information technology (IT) is of immense importance in enhancing strategic agility especially in supply chain setting. This study notes strategic agility dimensions and thereby highlights IT services required to promote strategic agility. Moreover, a conceptual model of strategic agility in supply chain environment is developed in order to define the precise role of IT to enhance strategic agility. The findings confirm the different roles IT plays to promote strategic agility in different parts of the supply chain. In the supply chain downstream, IT that promotes strategic sensitivity is most essential, and in the supply chain upstream, IT that promotes strategic response is most essential. There is also need for IT that promotes collective capabilities throughout the whole chain. Strategic sensitivity is further classified as strategic foresight and strategic insight. SudarmaN, Kartini, Helmi&Dewi(2021) study the effect of managerial capabilities, strategic alliance and strategic innovation on product lifecycle management: A case study in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of managerial capabilities, strategic alliance and strategic innovation on product lifecycle management and corporate performance is moderated by the social media in RTD tea companies. The research method used in this research is a quantitative approach with data processing using SemPls. The results showed that the Managerial Capabilities variable did not have a significant effect on Marketing Performance, the Managerial Capabilities variable did not have a significant effect on Product Lifecycle Management, the Product Lifecycle Management variable had a significant effect on Marketing Performance, the Social Media variable was proven to mediate PLM Marketing Performance, the Strategic Alliance variable did not have a significant effect on Marketing Performance. The Strategic Alliance variable had no significant effect on Product Lifecycle Management, the Strategic Innovation variable had a significant effect on Marketing Performance, and the Strategic Innovation variable had a significant effect on Product Lifecycle Management. Strategic innovation is an innovation that is able to support the company’s efforts and strategies in achieving company goals. Strategic innovation that transforms existing businesses into new businesses and has a major impact on the company’s marketing performance (Kodama, 2018). The strategic innovation model framework developed by Schlegelmilch et al. (2003) shows that strategic innovation has the ability to increase the value of a company’s products and services and as a result the company is able to remain in competition (Dogan, 2017). Innovative business processes and activities that support the direction of company goals have an impact on the company’s marketing performance (Kalay& Lynn, 2015; Laban &Deya, 2019; Lilly &Juma, 2014). Adna&Sukoco(2020). Managerial cognitive capabilities, organizational capacity for change, and performance: The moderating effect of social capital.
  • 5. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD47706 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 6 | Sep-Oct 2021 Page 1856 The aim of this study is to analyze the role of organizational capacity for change as a mediator between managerial cognitive capabilities with organizational performance. Further, we investigate the moderating role of social capital on the influence of organizational capacity for change on organizational performance. We surveyed middle managers and their immediate followers (supervisor level) in the Directorate General of State Asset (DGSA), Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia. Overall, 313 middle managers and their followers participated in this study. The results demonstrate that organizational capacity for change mediate the influence of managerial cognitive capabilities on organizational performance. In addition, there is no significant moderating effect of social capital on the influence of organizational capacity for change on organizational performance. Theoretical and managerial implications are further presented in this study. Business activities cannot be separated from linkages with external parties. Linkages with other parties can be made through cooperation agreements or strategic alliances, namely alliances that are in line with the company’s strategy, so that they can support the achievement of company goals. Strategic alliances lead to agreements among companies to pursue common goals through a coordinated effort and through sharing of resources. This cooperation agreement can create new opportunities, entrepreneurial and innovative capabilities, and social capital (Kalay& Lynn, 2015). A research study conducted by Kalay and Lynn, (2015) also showed that strategic alliances can improve a company’s marketing performance. Future Studies Despite the indication that strategic sensitivity is important for firms to develop its innovative capability, there were no agreement between scholars that strategic sensitivity will determine companies innovative capability; thus creating a gap between both variables. Future studies may look into many raised issues and questions pertaining to their relationship which researchers may wish to investigate further. Researchers may explore mediating variables that are assumed have effect on innovative capability such as firm age, organizational culture. Conclusion and Recommendations Based on the findings of the work, we conclude that indeed strategic sensitivity impacts innovative capability in software development companies in Nigeria. As such, we recommend that 1. software development companies in the south- south, Nigeria and other related companies should ensure that they take a closer look at software development companies’operations efficiency in other countries and copy from them as that will ensure growth of the industry in the south-south, Nigeria. 2. Furthermore, software development companies in south-south, Nigeria must ensure that the collaborate with sisters firms in other parts of Nigeria to understand the modern practices as this will facilitate the ultimate achievement of its corporate growth. 3. The body in charge of information technology companies must emphases why companies under its operation most embrace modern ways of doing things in the industry as this will enhance uniformity and conformity in the industry which will in turn ensure sustainability in form of the right skills and personnel availability. References [1] Abiodun, O. M., &Balogun, O. R. (2009). Sexual activity and contraceptive use among young female students of tertiary educational institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria. Contraception, 79(2), 146-149 [2] Adna, B. E., &Sukoco, B. M. (2020). Managerial cognitive capabilities, organizational capacity for change, and performance: The moderating effect of social capital. Cogent Business & Management, 7(1), 18-43. [3] Adner, R., &Helfat, C. E. (2003). Corporate effects and dynamic managerial capabilities. Strategic Management Journal. 24(1), 1011- 1025. [4] Beal, R. M. (2000). Competing effectively: Environmental scanning, competitive strategy and organizational performance in small manufacturing firms. Journal of Small Business Management, 38(1), 27-39. [5] Calvo-Porral, C., Medín, A. F., &Losada- López, C. (2017). Can marketing help in tackling food waste?: Proposals in developed countries. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 23:1, 42-60. [6] Carmeli, A., &Tishler, A. (2004). The relationships between intangible organizational elements and organizational performance. Strategic Management Journal, 25(13), 1257- 1278. [7] Chang, S. C., N. P. Lin, C. L Wea and C. Sheu (2002). Aligning manufacturing strategy with
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