Search Results - subject_exact:"Absorptive capacity"

Dynamic resource-capability view, agility, and resilience in supply chain : an organizational strategy perspective

Rana, Sudhir; Bamel, Umesh - 2026

Background: Research on what promotes agility and resilience in the supply chain from an organizational strategy perspective is limited. This paper profiles the factors that can enable supply chain agility and resilience, with a special emphasis on organizational strategy. Method: Using an...

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The role of absorptive capacity in driving innovation in Valencian fruit and vegetable cooperatives

Arroyo-Vázquez, Mónica; Ribes-Navarro, José Manuel; … - 2026

The capacity of the Valencian fruit and vegetable sector (i.e., cooperatives) to absorb knowledge has been analysed, as well as the influence of this capacity on the adoption of technological innovations and production processes. This objective is motivated by the multiple challenges currently...

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Industry offshoring and firm internationalization : complementarities in external learning

Drori, Netanel; Andrews, Daniel S.; Fainshmidt, Stav; … - 2026

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Unpacking the protective role of supply chain resilience and robustness : the mediating influence of absorptive capacity within a resource orchestration framework

Salam, Mohammad Asif; Jahed, Mohammed Abu; Alabdali, … - 2026

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need to understand how supply chains can withstand and adapt to severe disruptions. While prior research has highlighted the importance of supply chain resilience and robustness in managing disruptions, less attention has been given to the...

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Vicarious learning in SME internationalization : a systematic review and thematic synthesis

Perera, Shanika Rangani; Sinha, Paresha; Gilbert-Saad, … - 2026

Vicarious learning helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) acquire foreign market knowledge by observing and interpreting other firms' actions and outcomes in international markets. We searched Scopus, ProQuest, and EBSCOhost (2000-2025) and retained 27 studies (2007-2025). The synthesis...

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From business intelligence to innovative performance : the moderating role of absorptive capacity in the hotel industry

Elshaer, Ibrahim A.; Kooli, Chokri; Azazz, Alaa M. S.; … - 2026

This study explored the associations among business intelligence (BI) capabilities and innovative performance (IP) in four- and five-star luxury hotels, while also examining the moderating key role of absorptive capacity (ACAP). Based on the Resource-Based View (RBV), the study conceptualised BI...

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Founding experience and tech-based ventures' innovation : the mediating role of absorptive capacity

Brandenburg, Adrian Noah; Nitzsch, Jannis von; … - 2026

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Formal-informal supply chain linkages and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : the role of human capital

Djidonou, Gbenoukpo Robert; Foster-McGregor, Neil; … - 2025

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Formal-informal supply chain linkages and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : the role of human capital

Djidonou, Gbenoukpo Robert; Foster-McGregor, Neil; … - 2025

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Balancing exploration and exploitation across boundaries : evidence from new product development

Alves, Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues; Pacheco, Larissa … - 2025

Exploration and exploitation have opposite natures; therefore, balancing the two presents a key challenge for firms. Recent studies have argued that firms can combine exploration (exploitation) capabilities with exploitation (exploration) partnerships to surmount this obstacle. However, little...

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Absorptive capacity in a more (or less) absorptive environment : a meta-analysis of contextual effects on firm innovation

Stettler, Tatiana R.; Moosauer, Esther J.; Schweiger, … - 2025

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Identifying the role of absorptive capacity in the relationship between quality management and sustainability : evidence from the tourism industry

López-Gamero, María D.; Molina Azorín, José Francisco; … - 2025

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Dynamic patent races with absorptive capacity : an experimental investigation on R&D behavior

Kassab, Sinda; Xie, Huan - 2025

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Organizational wisdom : impact on museum's innovation

Pierścieniak, Agata - 2025

The article examines how organizational wisdom influences innovation in museums and explores the role of organizational capacity in this relationship. The study employs a cross-sectional survey design, capturing data at a single point to analyze the mediating effect within a specific timeframe....

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How entrepreneurs absorb knowledge spillovers during innovative product development : evidence from UK start-ups

Cuvero, Marco; Granados, Maria L.; Pilkington, Alan; … - 2025

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Leveraging IT use in healthcare records management : impact on customer satisfaction and financial performance through knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity

Hermawan, Jessica; Rianawati, Andri; Prakoeswa, Cita … - 2025

This research looks at how IT use in managing healthcare records benefits organizational performance. This paper addresses a critical research gap by examining how the implementation of IT affects performance through organized learning mechanisms, absorptive capacity and knowledge transfer...

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Searching wide and deep for business model innovation

Angelshaug, Magne S.; Saebi, Tina; Lien, Lasse; Foss, … - 2025

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Concurrent experience and improvements in focal and supportive routines : inside U.S. nursing homes’ experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic

Desai, Vinit M. - 2025

Organizational learning theory has long recognized the advantages of sequential repetition, since successive events allow organizations multiple opportunities to iteratively refine their approaches. In many situations, though, events unfold so quickly that they can overlap, becoming more...

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Revival of innovation failures in R&D-intensive environments : a case study from a Japanese chemical company

Popovics, Peter Nandor; Taniguchi, Ryo - 2025

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Business consulting and SME performance : unraveling the role of absorptive capacity

Francis, John; Chakravarty, Dwarka - 2025

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Researching together in academic engagement in engineering : a study of dual affiliated graduate students in Sweden

Berg, Karin; McKelvey, Maureen D. - 2024

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A conﬁguration perspective of absorptive capacity inenvironmental management practice

Soetanto, Danny; Huang, Shuangfa; Mahmud, Muaz; Jack, Sarah - 2024

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Individual-level absorptive capacity : unveiling the interplay between dispositions and work context

Yildiz, H. Emre; Murtic, Adis; Morgulis-Yakushev, Sergey; … - 2024

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Differential effects of external networks and integrative effects of employee integration on innovation ambidexterity

Nakandala, Dilupa; Nguyen Dinh Tho; Lau, Henry - 2024

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Are firms able to take advantage of academic advances?

Oroku, Masahiro - 2024

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The organizational determinants of open innovation : a literature framework and future research directions

Yao, Nengzhi; Yan, Ji; Tsinopoulos, Christos; Bai, Junhong - 2024

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Operationalising employee capabilities post pandemic crisis : a sustainable HR approach

Maley, Jane F. - 2024

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Foreign direct investment spillovers and regional innovation in China : the spatial moderating role of absorptive capacity

Sheng, Yuxue; Yang, Xin; Chih, Yao-Yu; Zhang, Jun - 2024

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Imports complementarities in European manufacturing

Cannarsa, Niccolò; Grether, Jean-Marie - 2024

Do technologies embedded in imports boost domestic productivity? This paper investigates empirically the role of complementarities between absorptive capacity and imports. Different import categories are combined with different proxies for absorptive capacity. The database covers 18...

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In the eye of the beholder : examining the role of dynamic capabilities, industry dynamics, and internal knowledge sharing in strategists’ entry decisions

Schulte-Kulkmann, Nicole - 2024

Dynamic capabilities are a major driver of strategic entry into new industries. Building on the dynamic capabilities approach and on strategy literature, I develop a model for strategists' assessment of entry. I examine two specific dynamic capabilities, namely absorptive capacity and new...

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In the eye of the beholder: Examining the role of dynamic capabilities, industry dynamics, and internal knowledge sharing in strategists' entry decisions

Schulte-Kulkmann, Nicole - 2024

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Do green dynamic capabilities and absorptive capacity affect green innovation performance? : a study on companies in Indonesia

Amaranti, Reni; Govindaraju, Rajesri; Irianto, Dradjad - 2024

Purpose: This study aims to empirically analyze the effect of absorptive capacity, green dynamic capability, and green manufacturing practices (GMP) on green innovation performance (GIP). Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative approach was employed in this study, with data collected through...

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Crowdworking : nurturing expert-centric absorptive capacity

Gol, Elham Shafiei; Avital, Michel; Stein, Mari-Klara - 2024

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Firm survival and innovation : direct and indirect effects of knowledge for SMEs

Destefanis, Sergio; Maietta, Ornella Wanda; Mazzotta, … - 2024

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FDI spillover effect on the green productivity of Vietnam manufacturing firms : the role of absorptive capacity

Phung Mai Lan; Nguyen Thuy Trang; Nguyen Khac Minh - 2024

This study examines the contribution of absorptive capacity to the relationship between FDI spillover effects and firm-level green total factor productivity (GTFP) using the Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index approach combined with a threshold regression model. Using firm-level data from...

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Surviving black swan : competitive intelligence and frugal innovation as panaceas to SME value creation during crisis

Ledi, Klenam Korbla - 2024

This study proposes mechanisms for firms to thrive in a turbulent business environment by investigating the mediating role of frugal innovation in the relationship between competitive intelligence and value creation. The study also examined absorptive capacity as a critical boundary condition...

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Surviving black swan: competitive intelligence and frugal innovation as panaceas to SME value creation during crisis

Ledi, Klenam Korbla - 2024

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Capacity building for organizational performance : a systematic review, conceptual framework, and future research directions

Saputra, Nika; Putera, Roni Ekha; Zetra, Aidinil; Azwar; … - 2024

This study presents a comprehensive review of organizational performance capacity enhancement through a systematic review of existing literature. Using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology, the study identifies key factors, such as...

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Managing knowledge flows within open innovation : knowledge sharing and absorption mechanisms in collaborative innovation

Arsanti, Tutuk; Rupidara, Neil; Bondarouk, Tanya - 2024

This paper aims to explore the bottom-up emergence of inter-organizational knowledge flow mechanisms within collaborative innovation processes in the research-based organizations, including universities and companies. The knowledge flow mechanism in collaborative innovation is viewed from the...

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Absorptive capacity, complexity and regional renewal : a developmental psychology perspective

Newey, Lance R. - 2024

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Organizational practices' role in managing open innovation and business performance

Rabie, Nada; Moustafa, Ayman; Al Ghaithi, Fatima - 2024

Given the ever-changing world of technological advances, and due to the fact that business entities strive for efficiency and cost reduction, open innovation (OI) has become the focus of academic and scholarly discussions. Furthermore, to increase their competitiveness, small and medium...

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Determinants of generative artificial intelligence use in startups

Donaldson, Colin; Linton, Gabriel; McDowell, William C.; … - 2026

This study investigates the adoption of generative artificial intelligence in accelerator-based startups to determine which types of startups most use the technology. Internal and external factors likely to influence high usage are examined, including creativity, proactivity, industry dynamism,...

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The knowledge pipeline : how supply chain information integration fuels green absorptive capacity, employee creativity, and innovation performance

Abourokbah, Safinaz H.; Salam, Mohammad Asif; Badawi, … - 2026

Background: With increasing environmental concerns, achieving sustainability in supply chains (SCs) requires strong cooperation among partners. This raises the question of how supply chain information integration (SCII) fosters green supply chain innovation performance (GSCIP). Thus, this study...

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Do countries really need to build absorptive capacity to benefit from FDI? : estimating policy-relevant interaction terms with panel data

Muris, Chris; Wacker, Konstantin - 2026

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Education-conditioned foreign direct investment and sustainable development : a complementarity perspective

Nguyen, Thanh Nha; Nguyen, Tran Xuan Linh - 2026

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Empowering green transformation : the strategic nexus of innovation, regulation, and sustainability in Chinese SMEs

Javed, Hasnain; Goncalves, Marcus; Ali, Hoorulanne - 2026

Growing pressure for sustainability has intensified the need for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt environmental innovation while maintaining competitive performance. This study examines how green innovation strategy, environmental regulations, and green absorptive capacity...

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Poverty dynamics under changing measurement frameworks : the role of foreign direct investment in Vietnam

Nguyen Tran Phuc - 2026

Vietnam's sustained poverty reduction has coincided with rising foreign direct investment (FDI) and a major shift from income-based to multidimensional poverty measurement, raising challenges for interpreting poverty dynamics and the role of FDI across regimes. This study examines the...

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The mediating role of innovation capability and technological capability in the relationship between absorptive capacity and SMEs' business performance

Nuryakin; Qamari, Ika Nurul - 2026

This study aims to fill the research gap by empirically examining the effects of absorptive capacity on business performance within the scope of small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs), with a mediating role of innovation capability and technological capability in the global market. The study was...

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Energy transition and economic diversification in egypt : resolving the green dependency paradox for long-term gains

Sedqy, Ahmed M.; Ahmed, Awadelkarim Elamin Altahir; … - 2026

This study investigates the relationship between renewable energy (RE) expansion and economic diversification in Egypt over 1990-2023 using a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) framework. Egypt's fossil fuel share stands at approximately 93% of primary energy supply, yet the...

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Higher education, innovation, and regional economic development in Kazakhstan : panel-data and difference-in-differences evidence : 2010-2024

Lambekova, Aigerim; Zhanseitov, Azamat; Sayfullina, Yuliya - 2026

This study examines the relationship between higher education development, innovation capacity, and regional economic performance across Kazakhstan's regions during the 2010-2024 period. The analysis is motivated by the growing role of higher education institutions within regional innovation...

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Foreign direct investment and economic output : the conditional roles of financial development and institutional quality

Saharti, Mohammed - 2026

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely promoted as a driver of economic output through mechanisms such as technology transfer, capital accumulation, and productivity spillovers. However, the empirical literature shows highly inconsistent results known as the "FDI-output puzzle." We argue that...

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Tax incentives and the intensity of business expenditures on research and development in Central and Eastern European countries

Stavytskyy, Andriy; Mukhina, Lina - 2026

This study assesses the impact of research and development (R&D) tax incentives on the intensity of business R&D expenditure in Central and Eastern European countries and derives policy implications for Ukraine. The analysis uses a balanced panel of 11 new EU member states covering the period...

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Top team cultural diversity and innovation : sequential mediation via absorptive capacity : evidence from Colombian firms

Rio Cortina, Jorge del; Vega-Jurado, Jaider; … - 2026

This study examines the impact of cultural diversity in top management teams (TMT) on firms' innovation outcomes, incorporating the mediating role of absorptive capacity (ACAP), disaggregated into its two core components: potential absorptive capacity (PACAP) and realized absorptive capacity...

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