An important dynamic capability for firms is their absorptive capacity. Information and communication technologies (ICT) and Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) can enable and enhance a firm’s absorptive capacity. Absorptive capability is a dynamic capability pertaining to knowledge creation and utilization that enhances a firm’s ability to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. Four capabili...

Absorptive capacity is a firm’s ability to identify, assimilate, transform, and apply valuable external knowledge. It is considered an imperative for business success. Modern information technologies perform a critical role in the development and maintenance of a firm’s absorptive capacity. We provide an assessment of absorptive capacity in the information systems literature. IS scholars have u...

This is the time of knowledge economy and knowledge becomes an important factor for enterprises. Enterprises external network as the main source of enterprise knowledge, can affect enterprise performance by way of absorptive capacity. Thus, enterprise’s knowledge absorption capacity becomes a hot issue. While, however, most of related researches lack deeply analyses on absorptive capacity, and ...

CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 – ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AND SOCIAL NETWORK RESEARCH 2.1 The absorptive capacity approach 2.1.2. The process of absorptive capacity 2.2 The social network approach 2.3 Integrating absorptive capacity and social network theory CHAPTER 3 THE MICRO-FOUNDATIONS OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY 3.1 The Social Structure of Innovation 3.2 External knowledge 3.2.1 Scientific vs. I...

This research investigates the relationships between knowledge sharing capability, absorptive capacity, and innovation. We propose statistical hypotheses and Structural Equation Modeling to study these relationships based on the data sampled from 104 companies of Indonesia’s information and communication technology industries, including, telecommunication service provider, support service provi...

The purpose of this Perspective Paper is to advance understanding of absorptive capacity, its underlying dimensions, its multi-level antecedents, its impact on firm performance and the contextual factors that affect absorptive capacity. Nineteen years after the Cohen and Levinthal 1990 paper, the field is characterized by a wide array of theoretical perspectives and a wealth of empirical eviden...

The purpose of this research is to address the absorptive capacity of individual knowledge workers in terms of their personal knowledge work practices. The purpose will be achieved by examining individual knowledge worker practices as they relate to the various dimensions of absorptive capacity, the SECI model of knowledge creation, and the communication channels used in their personal knowledg...

The paper empirically analyses the effect of R&D activities, human resource and knowledge management, and the organisation of knowledge sharing within a firm on the absorptive capacity of innovative firms. Using data from the German innovation survey we investigate how firms are able to exploit knowledge from external partners for successful innovation activities. We distinguish between three t...

With the increasing speed of competition, knowledge management has become a critical competitive weapon. The process of knowledge transfer between business units is an essential aspect of knowledge management. The ability to transfer knowledge internally is one of the main competitive advantages of multinational corporations (MNCs). In this paper we will explore knowledge transfer and absorptiv...