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2021
Book Article
Title

How firms absorb external knowledge - modelling and managing the absorptive capacity process

Abstract
This paper contributes to the literature and management practice by opening the ""black box"" of firms' absorptive capacity (AC) processes. Following a process research approach and based on in-depth comparative case studies of four German manufacturing companies, we develop and empirically validate a procss model of the firm-internal AC process. Our model integrates the different single elements (e.g., individuals, teams, departments) as well as the different linear and nonlinear causal interactions that constitute the firm's ability to identify, adopt, implement and exploit external information and knowledge. Furthermore, the paper elaborates on various organizational leverages to increase the effectiveness of the identified process flows. The findings provide explanatory insight into the organisational prerequisites of AC. Thus, the paper simultaneously contributes to enhance the academic and management's understanding of firms' AC by identifying its constitutional key elements, their different kinds of processual interrelation as well as organisational prerequisites and points of leverage to modify, measure, and improve the AC of a company.
Author(s)
Horvat, Djerdj  
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Dreher, Carsten
FU Berlin
Som, Oliver
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Mainwork
Managing knowledge, absorptive capacity and innovation  
DOI
10.1142/9781800610316_0009
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Keyword(s)
  • absorptive capacity

  • Organisation

  • Innovation

  • management

  • case study

  • qualitative research

  • process approach

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