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This dissertation examines possible actor-related and process-related microfoundations of dynamic capabilities. In particular, I examine the actor-related microfoundations: employee involvement in strategic renewal, managerial trust in employees, and control of employees. I hypothesize that employee involvement in strategic renewal and social control mediate the positive relationship of trust and dynamic capabilities. Regarding process-related microfoundations, I focus on routinization at the operational level as well as at the strategic level. Drawing on controversies in the literature, I derive rival hypotheses for their effects on dynamic capabilities. Furthermore, the interrelation of processes and actors is discussed and mediations of the relationship between routinization and dynamic capabilities through control and employee involvement are proposed. I test the hypotheses using survey-data of small German manufacturing firms. Support for the mediation of the positive relationship between trust and dynamic capabilities through employee involvement and social control is found. Moreover, I find support for the positive effect of outcome control on dynamic capabilities. The proposed negative effect of behavior control is not supported. Furthermore, I find support for a positive direct and total effect of routinization at the strategic level on dynamic capabilities. Regarding routinization at the operational level, I cannot support a direct effect, but I can support a negative total effect. Some of the rival conceptualizations in the literature can be confirmed partially. However, none of the concurring conceptualizations is supported fully. The relation of routinization and dynamic capabilities appears to be mediated by employee involvement, social control, and outcome control. I contribute to the literature on dynamic capabilities by exposing controversies in the conceptualizations. Moreover, I examine the effects of various microfoundations. My results provide directions to a further combination of routines within dynamic capability possessing organizations. I also outline the impact of actor-related mediators. Moreover, I add to the trust and control literature by supporting their complementarity, which has been the subject of debate for a long time.