Unlocking dynamic capabilities in the Scotch whisky industry, 1945–present
MacKenzie, Niall G. and Perchard, Andrew and Mackay, David and Burt, George (2024) Unlocking dynamic capabilities in the Scotch whisky industry, 1945–present. Business History, 66 (5). pp. 1082-1102. ISSN 0007-6791 (https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2022.2085251)
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Abstract
In this article we examine the development of the Scotch whisky industry since 1945 through the lens of dynamic capabilities. We explain how sui generis acts—novel initiatives outwith the established repertoire of practices of a firm or industry—by external actors joining the industry helped unlock dynamic capabilities at the firm level in the industry which in turn drove change across the sector after a series of takeovers. We detail the key structural changes in the Scotch whisky industry and demonstrate how important external actors can be in effecting sector level change by extending and connecting our analysis to existing debates in business history and strategy research.
ORCID iDs
MacKenzie, Niall G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-7086, Perchard, Andrew, Mackay, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5271-2996 and Burt, George;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 81357 Dates: DateEvent3 July 2024Published16 June 2022Published Online24 May 2022AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Commerce > Marketing. Distribution of products Department: Strathclyde Business School > Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 06 Jul 2022 10:20 Last modified: 29 Nov 2024 01:18 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/81357