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Emotional foundations of capability development: An exploration in the SME context

Kars-Unluoglu, Selen; Kevill, Alex

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Selen Kars Selen.Kars@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Organisation Studies

Alex Kevill



Abstract

Research uncovering the behavioural and cognitive foundations of capability development has gained traction in recent years. However, the emotional foundations of capability development have not been adequately addressed. This is an important gap; if emotions impact decisions and actions of key organisational actors, this suggests an influence on capability development processes in organisations, with implications for their survival and evolution. In this paper, we therefore explore 'how do the emotions of key strategists enable and/or hinder capability development?' Our in-depth qualitative research, based on five small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), shows that emotions of key strategists, including emotional tensions and ambivalence, have multi-faceted effects on capability development depending on the activation level of pleasant and unpleasant emotions experienced. This adds to extant understanding of idiosyncratic foundations of capability development and extends conversations regarding the internal dynamics behind organisational survival and evolution.

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Kars-Unluoglu, S., & Kevill, A. (2021). Emotional foundations of capability development: An exploration in the SME context. Journal of Management and Organization, 27(4), 674-693. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2020.38

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 16, 2020
Online Publication Date Jan 12, 2021
Publication Date 2021-07
Deposit Date Nov 20, 2020
Publicly Available Date Oct 19, 2021
Journal Journal of Management and Organization
Print ISSN 1833-3672
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 27
Issue 4
Pages 674-693
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2020.38
Keywords Capabilities and capability development; dynamic capability view; emotions and mood; qualitative methods
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6863187

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