Absorptive Capacity: An Empirical Examination of the Phenomenon and Relationships with Firm Capabilities
Description:
The field of strategic management addresses challenges that firms encounter in an attempt to remain competitive. The ability to explain variation in firm success through examination of knowledge flows has become a prominent focus of research in the strategic management literature. Specifically, researchers have sought to further examine how firms convert knowledge, a phenomenon conceptualized as absorptive capacity. Absorptive capacity is the firm’s ability to acquire, assimilate, transform, …
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Date:
May 2012
Creator:
Daspit, Josh