Dynamic Capabilities, Organizational Culture and Competitive Advantage : Evidence from Agriculture Cooperatives in China

Qristin Violinda (Faculty of Economic and Management, Wahid Hasyim University, Semarang, Indonesia)
Sun Jian (Huazhong Agricultural University, Economic and Management Department, No 1, Shizishan Street Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China)

Asia-Pacific Management and Business Application
Vol 4, No 3 (2016)

This paper aims at exploring the contributions of dynamic capabilities and organizational culture in the competitive advantage of agriculture cooperatives in China.This study has used a structural equation model (PLS-SEM) to explore a theoretical model which links various dynamic capabilities, organizational culture and competitive advantage. Empirical confirmation is given by simple random sampling and collected data from 201 agriculture cooperatives in China. This study finds that both dynamic capabilities and organizational culture of the cooperatives in China contribute significant and positiveeffect to their competitive advantage as well.