Entrepreneurial capital leveraging innovation in micro firms: A mixed-methods perspective

This study examines whether intangible resources such as entrepreneurial capital and collecting donating knowledge contribute to building the absorptive capacity of micro firms achieve innovation. The adopts a mixed-methods approach that follows complementary explanatory design strategy uses dataset 228 from Brazil. main findings are sharing collection influences capacity; has partial mediator role between capital, collection, innovation; donation. theoretical contributions expansion view on antecedents innovation in firms. also managerial consequences by disclosing contribution Additionally, presents alternative configurations managers can choose implement order reach capability