The Role of Metacognitive Capabilities in Knowledge Creation in Supply Chain Relationships

By integrating the insights of knowledge creation theory and metacognition theory, this study explores how organizations can effectively capture and generate knowledge in supply chain relationships. In particular, this study has applied the concept of metacognitive capabilities to investigate the role of metacognitive capabilities in knowledge creation across supply chains. The research model was empirically verified using survey data from 151 U.S. corporations. The results showed that metacognitive capabilities positively moderated the effect of buyer engagement on a focal firm’s innovation performance. In addition, empirical evidence supported that supplier engagement directly affected a focal firm’s innovation performance. These results imply that organizations with strong metacognitive capabilities tend to externalize tacit knowledge more effectively, in the form of explicit knowledge outcomes such as product and process innovation. These findings suggest that organizations are better able to handle the complex task of product and process innovation when leveraging managerial metacognitive capabilities