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Absorptive Capacity in High-Technology Markets: The Competitive Advantage of the Haves
Narasimhan, Om; Rajiv, Surendra; Dutta, Shantanu - In: Marketing Science 25 (2006) 5, pp. 510-524
The rapid rate of knowledge obsolescence in many high-technology markets makes it imperative for firms to renew their technological bases constantly. Given its critical importance, excellence in renewal of technological base would serve as a . Drawing on past literature, we identify this dynamic...
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Knowledge acquisition and corporate entrepreneurship: Insights from Spanish SMEs in the ICT sector
Bojica, Ana Maria; Fuentes, Maria del Mar Fuentes - In: Journal of World Business 47 (2012) 3, pp. 397-408
–performance relationship in a sample of Spanish SMEs from the Information and Communication Technology sector (ICT). The results obtained show …
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Exploring the moderating effects of absorptive capacity on the relationship between social networks and innovation
Ahlin, Branka; Drnovšek, Mateja; Hisrich, Robert D. - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 19 (2014) 2, pp. 213-235
Although networks in prior research have been highlighted as a remedy to resource constraints experienced by smaller firms, little attention has been paid to understanding mechanisms through which smaller firms benefit from networks for effective innovation performance. In this paper we develop...
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Knowledge Management as a Strategic Tool to Foster Innovativeness of SMEs
Zhou, Zhou, H.; Uhlaner, Uhlaner, L.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009
medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Our empricial results indicate that external acquisition practices play a key role in … fostering SMEs’ innovativeness while internal sharing practices do not appear to have a significant influence. External … opportunities which in turn may lead to new or improved products or processes. We suggest that owners/entrepreneurs of SMEs and …
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The impact of local technology institutions and R%D investments on information and knowledge flows inside clusters
Díez-Vial, Isabel; Fernández-Olmos, Marta - In: International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems 2 (2012) 2, pp. 194-209
This research evaluates the role of local technology institutions as an external source of ideas, information and knowledge that foster innovation and enhance the performance of firms. It is argued that firms that establish links with local technology institutions have access to valuable...
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Knowledge-capital formation and valorisation of French SMEs
LIU, Zeting; LAPERCHE, Blandine - Laboratoire de Recherche sur l'Industrie et … - 2014
This paper focuses on French SMEs and studies their main characteristics regarding knowledge-capital formation and … structural characteristics of SMEs (forms of innovation, use of IPRs, etc.), one important reason to their weak performances in … SMEs’ knowledge capital (through patents and the diffusion of innovations) is thus not always achieved by the SMEs …
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ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF ENTERPRISES IN LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
TROILO, MICHAEL LOUIS - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 19 (2014) 03, pp. 1450019-1
enterprises (SMEs), particularly the latter at this point in Lao PDR, would benefit from membership in global value/supply chains. …
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Exploring the moderating effects of absorptive capacity on the relationship between social networks and innovation
Ahlin, Branka; Drnovšek, Mateja; Hisrich, Robert D. - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 19 (2014) 2, pp. 213-235
Although networks in prior research have been highlighted as a remedy to resource constraints experienced by smaller firms, little attention has been paid to understanding mechanisms through which smaller firms benefit from networks for effective innovation performance. In this paper we develop...
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Dynamics of external growth in SMEs: A process model of acquisition capabilities emergence
Salvato, Carlo; Lassini, Ugo; Wiklund, Johan - In: Schmalenbach Business Review (sbr) 59 (2007) 3, pp. 282-305
Acquisition growth is not a common theme in entrepreneurship research. Entrepreneurial growth has traditionally been addressed as organic growth, i.e. as internal expansion through the extension of existing operations and internally induced process and product innovations. We contend that...
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THE IMPACT OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY ON SMEs' COLLABORATION
Muscio, Alessandro - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 16 (2007) 8, pp. 653-668
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This article investigates the importance of absorptive capacity created and … accumulated in R&D efforts and in qualified human resources, on SMEs' capabilities to collaborate with other firms, with … SMEs located in the Lombardy region (Italy). Probit model estimations demonstrate that even in SMEs absorptive capacity has …
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