Exploring the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity and its impact on innovation performance
Exploring the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity and its impact on innovation performance
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DOI：
10.1016/j.omega.2006.06.012
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Tribo, Josep A.
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作者：
Fosfuri, Andrea;Tribo, Josep A.
本文建立在Zahra和乔治[吸收能力：回顾，重新概念化，并扩展。管理评论2002年;27：185-203]，以实证方式探讨潜在的吸收能力（PAC）的先决条件，即识别和吸收外部知识流的能力。基于2464创新的西班牙企业的样本，我们发现的证据表明，R&D合作，外部知识获取和知识搜索的经验是一个公司的PAC的关键前因。此外，在重要的内部重塑时期，当战略、组织设计和营销发生重大变化时，企业会更加努力地积累PAC。最后，我们发现，PAC是创新的竞争优势的来源，特别是在存在有效的内部知识流，有助于减少潜在的和实现的能力之间的距离。(c)2006爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
This paper builds upon the theoretical framework developed by Zahra and George [Absorptive capacity: a review, reconceptualization, and extension. Academy of Management Review 2002;27:185-203] to empirically explore the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity (PAC), i.e. the ability to identify and assimilate external knowledge flows. Based on a sample of 2464 innovative Spanish firms, we find evidence that R&D cooperation, external knowledge acquisition and experience with knowledge search are key antecedents of a firm's PAC. Also, during periods of important internal reshaping, when there are significant changes in strategy, design of the organization and marketing, firms exert more effort to accumulate PAC. Finally, we find that PAC is a source of competitive advantage in innovation, especially in the presence of efficient internal knowledge flows that help reduce the distance between potential and realized capacity. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.