Interaction, trust, respect, friendship, reciprocity, a common language, and complementarity (Jiménez-Barrionuevo et al., 2011Jiménez-Barrionuevo, M. M., García-Morales, V. J., Molina, L. M. (2011). Validation of an instrument to measure absorptive capacity. Technovation, 31(5/6), 190-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2010.12.002
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Communication, meetings, documents, projects, processes, deadlines, and flows (Jiménez-Barrionuevo et al., 2011Jiménez-Barrionuevo, M. M., García-Morales, V. J., Molina, L. M. (2011). Validation of an instrument to measure absorptive capacity. Technovation, 31(5/6), 190-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2010.12.002
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What potential ACAP demands
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What potential ACAP demands
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Changes, flexibility, and creativity (Cepeda-Carrion et al., 2012Cepeda‐Carrion, G., Cegarra‐Navarro, J. G., Jimenez‐Jimenez, D. (2012). The effect of absorptive capacity on innovativeness: Context and information systems capability as catalysts. British Journal of Management, 23(1), 110-129. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00725.x
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; Rangus & Slavec, 2017Rangus, K., Slavec, A. (2017). The interplay of decentralization, employee involvement and absorptive capacity on firms’ innovation and business performance. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 120, 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.12.017
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Order, control, and stability (Jansen et al., 2005Jansen, J. J., Van Den Bosch, F. A., & Volberda, H. W. (2005). Managing potential and realized absorptive capacity: How do organizational antecedents matter? Academy of Management Journal, 48(6), 999-1015.; Vega-Jurado et al., 2008)Vega‐Jurado, J., Gutiérrez‐Gracia, A., Fernández‐de‐Lucio, I. (2008). Analyzing the determinants of firm’s absorptive capacity: Beyond R&D. R&D Management, 38(4), 392-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2008.00525.x
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How to increase potential ACAP
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How to increase realized ACAP
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R&D investment (Murovec & Prodan, 2009)Murovec, N., Prodan, I. (2009). Absorptive capacity, its determinants, and influence on innovation output: Cross-cultural validation of the structural model. Technovation, 29(12), 859-872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2009.05.010
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R&D investment (Murovec & Prodan, 2009)Murovec, N., Prodan, I. (2009). Absorptive capacity, its determinants, and influence on innovation output: Cross-cultural validation of the structural model. Technovation, 29(12), 859-872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2009.05.010
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Staff participation in decision-making (Jansen et al., 2005)Jansen, J. J., Van Den Bosch, F. A., & Volberda, H. W. (2005). Managing potential and realized absorptive capacity: How do organizational antecedents matter? Academy of Management Journal, 48(6), 999-1015.
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Freedom to express opinions (Cepeda-Carrion et al., 2012)Cepeda‐Carrion, G., Cegarra‐Navarro, J. G., Jimenez‐Jimenez, D. (2012). The effect of absorptive capacity on innovativeness: Context and information systems capability as catalysts. British Journal of Management, 23(1), 110-129. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00725.x
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A linkage between professionals and the scientific community (Vega-Jurado et al., 2008)Vega‐Jurado, J., Gutiérrez‐Gracia, A., Fernández‐de‐Lucio, I. (2008). Analyzing the determinants of firm’s absorptive capacity: Beyond R&D. R&D Management, 38(4), 392-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2008.00525.x
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A linkage between professionals and the scientific community (Vega-Jurado et al., 2008)Vega‐Jurado, J., Gutiérrez‐Gracia, A., Fernández‐de‐Lucio, I. (2008). Analyzing the determinants of firm’s absorptive capacity: Beyond R&D. R&D Management, 38(4), 392-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2008.00525.x
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Positive attitudes towards change (Murovec & Prodan, 2009)Murovec, N., Prodan, I. (2009). Absorptive capacity, its determinants, and influence on innovation output: Cross-cultural validation of the structural model. Technovation, 29(12), 859-872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2009.05.010
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The value of learning and risks taken (Cepeda-Carrion et al., 2012)Cepeda‐Carrion, G., Cegarra‐Navarro, J. G., Jimenez‐Jimenez, D. (2012). The effect of absorptive capacity on innovativeness: Context and information systems capability as catalysts. British Journal of Management, 23(1), 110-129. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00725.x
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Interaction between the organization, its customers, and its suppliers (Ndiege, Herselman, & Flowerday, 2012Ndiege, J. R., Herselman, M. E., Flowerday, S. V. (2012). Absorptive capacity: Relevancy for large and small enterprises. South African Journal of Information Management, 14(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajim.v14i1.520
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; Oliveira, 2016)Oliveira, D. M. L. de (2016). Mensuração da capacidade absortiva. Proposta e validação de fatores de mensuração para organizações intensivas em conhecimento de Minas Gerais (Dissertação mestrado). Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.. |
Internal and external connectivity (Rangus & Slavec, 2017)Rangus, K., Slavec, A. (2017). The interplay of decentralization, employee involvement and absorptive capacity on firms’ innovation and business performance. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 120, 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.12.017
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Informal relations (Tu, Vonderembse, Ragu-Nathan, & Sharkey, 2006). |
Formalizing internal processes (Vega-Jurado et al., 2008)Vega‐Jurado, J., Gutiérrez‐Gracia, A., Fernández‐de‐Lucio, I. (2008). Analyzing the determinants of firm’s absorptive capacity: Beyond R&D. R&D Management, 38(4), 392-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2008.00525.x
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Knowledge diversity (Grace, 2012)Grace, C. B. H. (2012). Conceptualising the theory of absorptive capacity with team diversity. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 20(3), 721-732.. |
Internal R&D (Vega-Jurado et al., 2008)Vega‐Jurado, J., Gutiérrez‐Gracia, A., Fernández‐de‐Lucio, I. (2008). Analyzing the determinants of firm’s absorptive capacity: Beyond R&D. R&D Management, 38(4), 392-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2008.00525.x
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Relevant previous knowledge (Tu et al., 2006)Tu, Q., Vonderembse, M. A., Ragu-Nathan, T. S., Sharkey, T. W. (2006). Absorptive capacity: Enhancing the assimilation of time-based manufacturing practices. Journal of Operations Management, 24(5), 692-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2005.05.004
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Collaborative culture (Najafi-Tavani, Najafi-Tavani, Naudé, Oghazi, & Zeynaloo, 2018Najafi-Tavani, S., Najafi-Tavani, Z., Naudé, P., Oghazi, P., Zeynaloo, E. (2018). How collaborative innovation networks affect new product performance: Product innovation capability, process innovation capability, and absorptive capacity. Industrial Marketing Management, 73, 193-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.02.009
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