SME’s Appropriability Regime for Sustainable Development-the Role of Absorptive Capacity and Inventive Capacity

Differences in Intestinal Absorptive Capacity of Chickens for D-Xylose

Background: According to literature, there are differences among different species of animals in respect to absorption of D-xylose. OBJECTIVES: In two experiments, the differences that might exist in absorptive capacity of small intestine for D-xylose, in different types of chicken were tested. METHODS: In experiment one, 2 groups of nine adult layer type males (48 weeks) and females (58 weeks)...

Fostering R&D Collaboration - The Interplay Of Trust, Appropriability And Absorptive Capacity

Value creation in the present day markets demands new kind of managerial logic. One manifestation of this can be seen in relation to R&D collaboration: while importance of external knowledge and networks of relationships is undoubtedly increasing as a source of competitive advantage, collaborations still frequently fail. In order to avoid this, companies need to find ways to manage factors that...

Hatched: The capacity for sustainable development

Bridging Role Of Absorptive Capacity For Knowledge Management Systems Success

This paper aims to gain a better understanding of KMS success. Based on the absorptive capacity theory, we develop a research model to explain how the use of KMS increases organizational performance by increasing the organizational absorptive capacity and the higher order capabilities. The absorptive capacity plays an important role in transforming KMS usage into agility and innovativeness and ...

Relational Absorptive Capacity: Preliminary Empirical Evidence for a Relational Theory of Absorptive Capacity in Supply Chains

Relational Absorptive Capacity (RAC) is presented as an extension of the theory of Absorptive Capacity for the purpose of understanding innovation in supply chain relationships. RAC is the ability of a firm to recognize the value of new knowledge from a supply chain partner, assimilate it, and apply it for mutual benefit. The paper builds theory by developing a comprehensive multi-facet model o...