The capabilty contribution of main defense industry firms to their suppliers: a dynamic capabilities view

Download

index.pdf

Date

2018

Author

Aslan, Murat

Metadata

Show full item record

Item Usage Stats

368
views

127
downloads

Firm capability assessment has been given importance and already studied in some industries and it seems it will be increasing in the future. This thesis investigates the capability assessment issue for Turkish Defense Industry. Defense industry is both a vertically integrated and high technology based industry, so firms are highly dependent on each other for their individual performance. However, the extent of this dependence and the specific effects of main defense industry firms on the remaining firms in supply chain are not yet fully examined. To fill the gap, this study aims to examine the relationships between main defense industry firms and their suppliers by using the dynamic capabilities view of firm. This is because dynamic capabilities help to shed light on intangible capabilities that form the base for the competitive advantage of firms as widely discussed in literature. The novelty of this thesis is being the first known study that examines contribution of main defense industry firms on their suppliers based on capability contribution perspective. v First of all, our thesis just confronts with the developments of the Turkish Defense Industry with its supplier capability focus. As the information collection methodology, we have utilized interview method with selected 45 firms. Besides supplier firms, we conduct semi-structured interviews with other actors of the sector such as; SSM, SASAD, Defense Industry Clusters, KOSGEB and main defense industry firms. Our findings from supplier interviews indicate that working in defense industry brings apparent dynamic capability contribution for subcontractor firms. According to results, working with defense industry causes increase in all; absorptive capability, innovative capability and adaptive capability parameters and it is concluded that working with defense industry contribute to dynamic capability and competitiveness of the defense supplier firms. Apart from this based on interview and semi-structured interview findings we have come up with three policy recommendations; Regulating SME Supporting Structure, Promoting the Cluster Structure for Defense Industry and Promoting R&D Focus for Defense Industry. We expect applying these policies would increase this capability contribution.

Subject Keywords

Defense industries, Business logistics., Capabilities approach (Social sciences).

URI

http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12621903/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/27092

Collections

Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

Suggestions

OpenMETU
Core

The Potential Role of Government in Development Process of a Cluster Policy Erdil, Erkan; Ioannis, Katsikis (IGI-Global, Hershey, 2013-01-01) Recent evidence strongly suggests that firms’ joint action may be insufficient for the creation of clusters in order to face the new competitive pressures of globalization. To cope with these pressures, the authors argue that governments can play an important role in the process of creating the development of clusters. Based on a theoretical framework, they examine the way in which governmental intervention and public policies to foster cluster creation may provide positive outcomes. Here, the authors study...
The Impact of Information Provision on the Social Acceptance of Shale Gas Development: A Review-Based Inclusive Model Kanoglu, Dilge G.; Soytaş, Uğur (2018-08-27) Social acceptance is critical to the market penetration of new products and technologies as well as the successful implementation of policies, including those concerning energy demand. The hydraulic fracturing technique employed in the development of shale gas has been followed by controversy and this has resulted in the emergence of heterogeneity in attitudes toward the process. This review-based perspective surveys selected contributions of psychology to the literature on social acceptance. While not comp...
The Future of Organizational Design: A Forecasting Study Yıldız, Müge Leyla (Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (Ankara, Turkey), 2012-8-1) Forecasting (future studies in business) is gaining importance worldwide. As the world becomes increasingly global, technological developments have led to increasing uncertainty day by day. Technology, especially information technology, is changing business and its environment. Managers need to consider future possibilities for making decisions in a competitive environment. The main purpose of this study is to anticipate the future of organizational design based on expert predictions about changes in the...
The role of cluster types and firm size in designing the level of network relations: The experience of the Antalya tourism region Erkus-Oeztuerk, Hilal (Elsevier BV, 2009-08-01) The importance of developing global as well as local networks between tourism firms and clusters seeking to attain global competitiveness has been increasingly emphasized in previous studies. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of local and global networking in firms of different sizes and of differentiated cluster types (based on specialization and agglomeration) in tourism. This paper differs from previous researches in that it addresses the tourism dimension of the networking literature and empl...
The role of exogenous factors in the strategic performance of construction companies IŞIK, ZEYNEP; Arditi, David; Dikmen Toker, İrem; Birgönül, Mustafa Talat (2010-03-01) The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of exogenous factors in the strategic performance of construction companies. A conceptual model is proposed where strategic performance is influenced by a two‐dimensional construct composed of market conditions and strategic alliances.

Citation Formats

M. Aslan, “The capabilty contribution of main defense industry firms to their suppliers: a dynamic capabilities view,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2018.