A New Era of Distilling: How Dynamic Capabilities Drive Transformation in the Distilling Industry

<p>The distilling industry has a rich history, starting from when people realized that by adding water, sugar, and starch together, they could develop a drink with alcohol that was safer to drink than the water all around them. Over several centuries, this discovery has grown into a significant industry worldwide. In the United States, the distilling industry went from a farm-based barter system to a multi-billion-dollar industry in 2020 (Schwarz, 2021). The sector has faced changes in regulations and other external factors that challenge how distilleries maintain market share, status, and internal challenges due to operational capabilities and market demands. I am interested in the factors that influence distilleries' decision-making that leads to the firm transforming to the market they are in. Transformation allows firms to produce goods or services more effectively than its rivals. For this study, I use an inductive, qualitative method to look at how the distilling industry uses resources to determine how to sense and then transform their organizations to changes in the market. The study aims to provide insight into the capabilities that help organizations transform in times of challenges in the market.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year dc:date.available

2023

Author dc:creator

• Scally, Sean M., Sr.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Daniel W. Baack
• Melissa A. Akaka
• Aaron Duncan

• Dynamic capabilities
• Resource based view
• Transformation
• Business
• Business Administration, Management, and Operations
• International and Area Studies
• Other International and Area Studies

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• <p>Copyright held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. </p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2183

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-3171