ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AS FEEDBACK ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS

MALVESTITI, ROSANE; ESTEVES, DANIEL B. L.; DANDOLINI, GERTRUDES A.

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Resources and Entrepreneurial Development • RAM, Rev. Adm. Mackenzie 22 (1) • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-6971/eRAMR210073 copy

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AS FEEDBACK ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS

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ABSTRACT

Purpose:

To describe the characteristics of the phases that make up the evolution of knowledge, such as, innovation, social innovation, inno vation oriented to sustainability, organizational sustainability and absorptive capacity, as well as their correlations.

Originality/value:

It provides a panoramic view of the potential of absorptive capacity relating it to social innovation, innovation oriented towards sustainability and organizational sustainability. It addresses related themes and concepts that incorporate strategies to achieve organizational sustainability and have been gaining more importance and space between these discussions. Three scientific databases were used to select the articles: Scopus, Web of Science and SciELO. Then, to support the main concepts, theoretical references from more recent scientific studies were needed, which could contribute to clarifying the terms and definitions.

Design/methodology/approach:

This is a narrative bibliographic review. Works characterized by broader discussions were used, ideal for identifying and describing the conceptual state of a specific theme.

Findings:

Through the researched articles, it was possible to explore the characteristics of innovation, innovation oriented towards sustainability, and social innovation, which guide the values of society and influence the strategies of organizations more and more, thus, observing and understanding the absorptive capacity as a fundamental instrument for the strategies that ensure organizational sustainability.

KEYWORDS
Innovation; Social innovation; Organizational sustainability; Learning; Absorptive capacity

No.	Year	Authors and titles	Constructs
1	2011	Lozano, R., & Huisingh, D. Inter-linking issues and dimensions in sustainability reporting.	Sustainability reporting; sustainable development; inter-linkages.
2	2012	Murphy, M., Perrot, F., & Rivera-Santos, M. New perspectives on learning and innovation in cross- sector collaborations.	Absorptive capacity; cross-sector alliances.
3	2013	Chalmers, D. M., & Balan-Vnuk, E. Innovating not-for-profit social ventures: Exploring the microfoundations of internal and external absorptive capacity routines.	Social entrepreneurship; social innovation; absorptive capacity.
4	2013	Osburg, T. Social innovation to drive corporate sustainability.	Social innovation.
5	2014	Hsu, C. L., & Liao, Y. C. Sustainability strategies and reverse logistics management: A contingent link.	Proactive environmental strategies; reverse logistics management; market demand pull.
6	2016	Upstill-Goddard, J., Glass, J., Dainty, A., & Nicholson, I. Implementing sustainability in small and medium- sized construction firms.	Construction industry; corporate social responsibility; absorptive capacity.
7	2016	Unceta A., Castro-Spila, J., & Fronti J. G. Social innovation indicators.	Social innovation indicators; absorptive capacity; Basque Country; RESINDEX.
8	2016	Seo, H. G., Chung, Y., Woo, C., Chun, D., & Jang, S. S. SME's appropriability regime for sustainable development-the role of absorptive capacity and inventive capacity.	SMEs; appropriability; knowledge exploration.
9	2016	Picoli, F. R., & Takahashi, A. Capacidade de absorção, aprendizagem organizacional e mecanismos de integração social.	Absorption capacity; organizational learning; social integration mechanisms.
10	2017	Unceta, A., Castro-Spila, J., & García Fronti, J. The three governances in social innovation.	Social innovation indicators; governance index; RESINDEX.
11	2017	Garay, L., Font, X., & Pereira-Moliner, J. Understanding sustainability behaviour: The relationship between information acquisition, proactivity and performance.	Sustainability information; absorptive capacity; sustainability motivations; sustainability practices; small firms.
12	2017	Gunasekaran, A. et al. Big data and predictive analytics for supply chain and organizational performance.	Big data; assimilation; routinization.
13	2017	Klewitz, J. Grazing, exploring and networking for sustainability-oriented innovations in learning- action networks: An SME perspective.	Boundary spanning; learning-action network.
14	2017	Liao, S.-H., Chen, C.-C., Hu, D.-C., Chung, Y.-chun, & Yang, M.-J. Developing a sustainable competitive advantage: Absorptive capacity, knowledge transfer and organizational learning.	Absorptive capacity; knowledge transfer; organizational learning.
15	2018	Roszkowska-Menkes, M. T. Integrating strategic CSR and open innovation. Towards a conceptual framework.	Corporate social responsibility; open innovation; sustainable innovation; strategic CSR; corporate social innovation.
16	2018	Zhai, Y. M. et al. An empirical study on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity, and SMEs' innovation performance: A sustainable perspective.	Entrepreneurial orientation; innovation performance; absorptive capacity.
17	2018	Rodriguez, L., & Da Cunha, C. Impacts of big data Analytics and absorptive capacity on sustainable supply chain innovation: A conceptual framework.	Absorptive capacity; sustainable supply chain innovation.
18	2018	Melane-Lavado, A., & Álvarez-Herranz, A. Different ways to access knowledge for sustainability- oriented innovation. The effect of foreign direct investment.	Sustainability-oriented innovation; foreign direct investment.
19	2019	Shier, M. L., Handy, F., & Jennings C. Intraorganizational conditions supporting social innovations by human service nonprofits. Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly.	Social innovation; human service; social services.
20	2019	Shahzad, M. et al. Impact of knowledge absorptive capacity on corporate sustainability with mediating role of CSR: Analysis from the Asian context.	Sustainable development; knowledge absorptive capacity; corporate social responsibility.
21	2019	Xue, M., Boadu, F., & Xie, Y. The penetration of green innovation on firm performance: Effects of absorptive capacity and managerial environmental concern.	Green innovation; absorptive capability; managerial environmental concern.
22	2019	Liu, L., Zhang, M., & Ye, W. (2019). The adoption of sustainable practices: A supplier's perspective.	Sustainable supply chain management; supplier development; knowledge base.
23	2019	Rodriguez, R., Svensson, G., Hogevold, N. M., & Eriksson, D. Factors and determinants of value- and business-driven sustainability initiatives in health care organizations: Intrinsic differences and extrinsic similarities.	Spain; sustainability; health care.

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[1] Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Daniel B. L. Esteves, Rua Engenheiro Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, 240, campus Reitor João David Ferreira Lima, Laboratório IGTI-EGC, Carvoeira, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, CEP 88040-535. E-mail: danielestevesatt@gmail.com