Innovation occurs when knowledge about unmet customer needs intersects with knowledge
about technological solutions. Both knowledge types are often located outside the firm and …

Absorptive capacity is defined as the ability of a firm to recognize the value of new external
information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends. It is regarded as an important …

Drawing on the integration of organizational learning, contingency theory, and theory of jobs
to be done, this study develops a moderated mediation model of how a firm's absorptive …

This paper offers a process model of how individuals engage in the absorption of new
external knowledge. Data collection is centered on the experiences of knowledge workers in …

The purpose of this work is to investigate relationships between knowledge and
opportunities in new ventures. More specifically, this work proposes and empirically tests …

While recent studies shed some light on the performance implications of open innovation,
there is a gap in understanding how firms can translate their openness into innovation …

We investigate the intra-organizational antecedents of firm-level absorptive capacity (AC).
Specifically, we examine how the functional areas of R&D, manufacturing and marketing …

Concurrent increase in the degree of competition and access to information makes it both a
challenge and necessity for firms to develop their ability to sense, seize and exploit …

In rapidly changing environments, organisations require dynamic capabilities to integrate,
build and reconfigure resources and competencies to achieve continuous innovation …

Absorptive capacity has generally been perceived as a 'passive'outcome of R&D
investments. Recently, however, a renewed debate on its 'proactive'dimensions has …