Social capital and sustainable growth of full-service restaurants in the global south: testing the mediating role of dynamic capabilities
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2023-05Author
Shamirah, Najjinda
Kasimu, Sendawula
Samson, Omuudu Otengei
Ahmad, Walugembe
Saadat, Nakyejwe Lubowa Kimuli
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to establish whether dynamic capabilities mediates the association
between social capital and sustainable growth of full-service restaurants in Kampala, Uganda.
Design/methodology/approach – This study is cross-sectional and correlational in nature. A self-administered
questionnaire was used to gather data from 154 full-service restaurants in Kampala. Statistical Package for the
Social Sciences (SPSS.25) and Medgraph – Excel Version were used to conduct correlation, hierarchical regression
and mediation analysis on the data in order to establish the mediating role of dynamic capabilities.
Findings – Study findings revealed that first, social capital and dynamic capabilities significantly predict
sustainable growth of full-service restaurants, second, social capital is significantly associated with dynamic
capabilities and third, dynamic capabilities significantly mediate social capital and sustainable growth of full-service
restaurants.
Originality/value – The study confirmed that dynamic capabilities significantly mediate social capital and
sustainable growth of full-service restaurants unlike the previous studies that focused on the direct association
between the study variables in explicating sustainable growth.