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Absorptive Capacity

Absorptive Capacity is a dynamic organizational capability by which a firm, grounded in its prior related knowledge, systematically recognizes the value of external knowledge, acquires and assimilates it, and then transforms and exploits it within its routines, products, or services to support organizational learning, innovation, and sustained competitive advantage.

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Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation

Wesley M. Cohen, Daniel A. Levinthal · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1990 · 34.5K citations

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Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension

Shaker A. Zahra, Gerard George · Academy of Management Review · 2002 · 7.8K citations

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Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension

Shaker A. Zahra, Gerard George · Academy of Management Review · 2002 · 4.7K citations

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Relative absorptive capacity and interorganizational learning

Peter J. Lane, Michael Lubatkin · Strategic Management Journal · 1998 · 4.5K citations

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KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN INTRAORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS: EFFECTS OF NETWORK POSITION AND ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY ON BUSINESS UNIT INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE.

W.C. Tsai · Academy of Management Journal · 2001 · 4K citations

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Authors

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  1. FH
    Felipe Hernández‐Perlines

    University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

    12 publications · 460 citations

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  2. VJ
    Victor Jesús García Morales

    Universidad de Granada, Spain

    11 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. TP
    Torben Pedersen

    Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

    11 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. SA
    Shaker A. Zahra

    University of Minnesota, United States

    10 publications · 15.3K citations

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  5. JC
    Juan‐Gabriel Cegarra‐Navarro

    Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain

    10 publications · 644 citations

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    22 h-index

    35 publications

    6.8K citations

  2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    19 h-index

    31 publications

    8.6K citations

  3. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    19 h-index

    51 publications

    6.5K citations

  4. Universidad de Sevilla

    Seville, Spain

    19 h-index

    45 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    19 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    25 publications

    3K citations

  7. Universitat Politècnica de València

    Valencia, Spain

    17 h-index

    41 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. University of Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, Spain

    16 h-index

    49 publications

    2.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Business Research

    JBR · 47 publications · 9.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Knowledge Management

    61 publications · 4.7K citations

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  3. Technological Forecasting and Social Change

    32 publications · 3K citations

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  4. Strategic Management Journal

    SMJ · 26 publications · 13.9K citations

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  5. Technovation

    27 publications · 5.5K citations

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