The Mechanism of Organizational Improvisation on the Performance of Hidden Champion Enterprises:The Mediating Effect of the organizational resilience and the Moderating Effect of Dynamic of Playfulness
Hidden champion enterprises refer to small and medium-sized enterprises that occupy a high position in the market but are not well known in the society.They have played a pillar role in promoting China's industrial construc-tion and achieved a strong growth momentum in economic construction.However,at present,hidden champion enterprises are faced with the volatility,uncertainty,complexity and ambiguity environment changes,such as'neck'technical bottle-neck and COVID-19,and so on.The uncertainty and complexity of enterprise survival are aggravated,which brings se-vere challenges to the development of enterprises.Therefore,how to lead the hidden champion enterprises to achieve sus-tainable growth has become a hot research topic in the academic circle.If under a stable environment,the planned behav-ior of an enterprise contributes to the realization of the enterprise's goals,but tends to lead to path dependence,the enter-prise should seize the opportunity in the crisis,take improvisation to fill the time gap between planning and action,com-bine the original resources of the enterprise with the resources obtained in real time,and carry out spontaneous and cre-ative actions to quickly respond to and actively respond to events in unexpected situations.Therefore,this research con-structs the mechanism of organizational improvisation on the performance of hidden champion enterprises,and considers the mediating effect of organizational resilience,the moderating effect of dynamic of playfulness and absorptive capacity,which is helpful to provide practical guidance and development inspiration for promoting the development of hidden cham-pion enterprises.On the basis of combing relevant literature and theoretical derivation,this research proposes the research hypothesis on the mechanism of organizational improvisation on the performance of hidden champion enterprises,constructs the theo-retical research framework of organizational improvisation,organizational resilience,dynamic of playfulness,absorptive capacity,and the performance of the hidden champion enterprises,and uses the hierarchical regression analysis method and Bootstrap method to conduct empirical analysis on the collected effective questionnaire data.This research examines the relationship between organizational improvisation and the performance of hidden champion enterprises,and reveals the development path that affects the performance of hidden champion enterprises.The research results show that organizational improvisation has a significant positive impact on the performance of hidden champion enterprises.Organizational improvisation has a significant positive impact on organizational resilience.Organizational resilience has a significant positive impact on the performance of the hidden champion enterprises,and plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between organizational improvisation and the performance of the hidden champion enterprises.Dynamic of playfulness positively regulates the relationship between organizational improvisation and organizational resilience.Dynamic of playfulness has a positive moderating effect on the mediating effect of organiza-tional resilience,that is,the higher the dynamic of playfulness,the stronger the mediating effect of organizational resil-ience between organizational improvisation and the performance of hidden champion enterprises,the moderated mediating model is formed.This research conducts a theoretical and empirical study on the mechanism of organizational improvisation on the per-formance of hidden champion enterprises.The research enlightenment is as follows.First,enhance the improvisation abili-ty of the hidden champion enterprises in the face of complex and changing environments,improve the sensitivity and flexi-bility of enterprises to deal with environmental changes,be good at dealing with disturbance changes and seize opportuni-ties,and further stabilize the enterprise's market position through efficient utilization of resources.The second is to strengthen the ability of enterprises to"turn crisis into opportunity".In order to effectively cope with the acute impact and chronic pressure faced by enterprises,enterprises should strengthen their resilience in the face of crisis situations,and en-sure the operational efficiency and sustainable development of enterprises.The third is to build a standard fault-tolerant mechanism and create an organizational atmosphere that is bold in trying,exploring and brainstorming,encourage employ-ees to practice new ideas and actions,and enhance the creativity and cohesion of the enterprise as a whole.
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