The Impact of Dynamic Capabilities on Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Communications Industry

Abstract

In the turbulent world of business, Corporate entrepreneurship is a step into a market with high uncertainty. Therefore, companies need to have a good understanding of capabilities in a dynamic environment so that they can achieve the long-term profit with minimal loss. So, This study aimed to investigate the impact of dynamic capabilities on corporate entrepreneurship in the Communications Industry. This research in terms of its purpose, is applicable and in terms of data collection is descriptive and correlation research. The statistical population of the study was included of 350 managers, chief executives, senior experts of Hamrah Aval company and Irancell company. Also, for collecting data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data and hypotheses. Finally, the finding of research show that the positive effect of dynamic capabilities on corporate entrepreneurship, and it was concluded that environmental perception capabilities, learning capabilities, integration capabilities, coordination capabilities, reorganization capabilities has a positive and significant effect on corporate entrepreneurship. Also, the environmental dynamism moderates the impact of dynamic capabilities on corporate entrepreneurship.In this way, whatever the amount of environmental dynamism increase, the relationship between the two variables of dynamic capability and corporate entrepreneurship will be stronger. Because this dynamics is a useful mechanism for responding to new competitive forces. Companies operating in highly dynamic environments are more innovative, risk-taking and proactive than those with less uncertainty and external pressures.

Keywords

• corporate entrepreneurship
• dynamic capabilities
• environmental dynamics