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- Title
Giving up Linearity: Absorptive Capacity and Performance.
- Authors
Brettel, Malte; Greve, Greta I.; Flatten, Tessa C.
- Abstract
Absorptive capacity (ACAP) is defined as the ability to recognize new external knowledge, to assimilate it, and to apply it to commercial ends (Cohen and Levinthal, 1990). Although ACAP has been a widely researched construct during the last two decades, survey-based empirical studies in this field have focused only on linear relationships. The present research addresses this gap by comparing the linear and curvilinear relationships between ACAP and performance measures. Findings indicate that linear specifications result in a good approximation, but that curvilinear models are better at explaining certain relationships. To address the question of resource allocation, this study draws on the dynamic capabilities view and on the theoretical considerations of Zahra and George (2002) to reveal these curvilinear effects between ACAP and performance.
- Subjects
ABSORPTIVE capacity (Economics); KNOWLEDGE management; LEARNING; ECONOMIC development; MANAGEMENT
- Publication
Journal of Managerial Issues, 2011, Vol 23, Issue 2, p164
- ISSN
1045-3695
- Publication type
Article