Exploring Meso-Level Dynamic Capabilities to Address the Capability Rigidity Paradox

The primary research area of Florian Andresen is located at the intersection between organization and management theory and strategy-as-practice. He is interested in how local practices evoke global organizational phenomena. The author is currently employed as a project officer at the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management at the Helmut-Schmidt-University. In this capacity, the Author investigates organizational adaptation and dynamic capabilities in the German Federal Armed Forces as part of a mandated research project.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Framework.- 3. Empirical Methodology.- 4. Findings.- 5. Discussion.- 6. Conclusions