Social Networks and Absorptive Capacity
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چکیده
The resource-based view of the firm regards knowledge as one of the most important organizational assets and a key strategic resource that contributes unique value to organizations. The acquisition, absorption and internalization of external knowledge are central to an organization’s innovative capabilities. This ability to evaluate, acquire and integrate new knowledge from its environment is referred to as a firm’s absorptive capacity (AC). This research in progress paper explores the link between interorganizational Social Networks (SNs) and a firm’s Absorptive Capacity (AC). Based on an in-depth literature survey of both concepts, four propositions are proposed that explain the link between AC and SNs. These propositions suggest that SNs are key to a firm’s AC. A qualitative research method is proposed to test the set of propositions in the next stage of this research. Keywords—Knowledge, Innovation, Absorptive Capacity, Social Networks
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