Western University Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository 4-19-2012 12:00 AM Developing Dynamic Capabilities in Environments of Persistent Disturbances Brent A. McKnight The University of Western Ontario Supervisor Dr. Pratima Bansal The University of Western Ontario Graduate Program in Business A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree in Doctor of Philosophy © Brent A. McKnight 2012 Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd Part of the Strategic Management Policy Commons Recommended Citation McKnight, Brent A., "Developing Dynamic Capabilities in Environments of Persistent Disturbances" (2012). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 483. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/483 This Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Western. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository by an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Western. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. DEVELOPING DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN ENVIRONMENTS OF PERSISTENT DISTURBANCES (Spine title: Dynamic Capabilities and Persistent Disturbances) (Thesis Format: Monograph) by Brent McKnight Graduate Program in Business Administration A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada © Brent McKnight 2012 THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies CERTIFICATE OF EXAMINATION Supervisor Examiners ______________________________ ______________________________ Dr. Tima Bansal Dr. Glenn Rowe Supervisory Committee ______________________________ ______________________________ Dr. Mark Zbaracki Dr. Jean-Philippe Vergne ______________________________ ______________________________ Dr. Robert Klassen Dr. Robert Lannigan ______________________________ ______________________________ Dr. Fernando Olivera Dr.