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Use of Social Media in Inbound Open Innovation: Building Capabilities for Absorptive Capacity
February 1, 2015 Editor 0
This study investigates the effects of the use of social media in inbound open innovation on capabilities for absorptive capacity of companies. Seven explorative case studies were conducted in an R&D and business context of two large global high-tech companies. The results suggest that if the necessary conditions are met, social media usage increases the […]
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Linking knowledge corridors to customer value through knowledge processes
March 12, 2014 Editor 0
Abstract Purpose – Spanish banks which took rescue packages are trying to find innovative ways to improve customer value. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which banks combine external knowledge with internal knowledge to build customer value.Design/methodology/approach – A firm’s knowledge corridor is an organizational capacity, referring to the […]
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Signaling, spillover and learning effects of knowledge flows on division performance within related diversified firms
September 29, 2013 Editor 0
Abstract Purpose – This study addresses the performance consequences of knowledge transfer within related diversified firms by distinguishing between knowledge outflows and knowledge inflows at the business division level.Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire data from a sample of 118 business divisions were analyzed using stepwise linear regression.Findings – The results from a three-effect model for the analysis […]
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Coping with rivals’ absorptive capacity in innovation activities
August 23, 2013 Editor 0
Publication date: Available online 21 August 2013Source:Technovation Author(s): Pia Hurmelinna-Laukkanen , Heidi Olander Two factors jointly determine the likelihood of a firm′s competitors obtaining information on its intangible assets and using it to damage the firm′s innovation performance. Those factors are the absorptive capacity of the rival firm and the appropriability regime of the innovating […]
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Too Much Of A Good Thing? Absorptive Capacity, Firm Performance, And The Moderating Role Of Entrepreneurial Orientation
October 12, 2012 Editor 0
Absorptive capacity (ACAP) refers to a firm’s ability to acquire, assimilate, transform, and exploit new knowledge. Research has yet to acknowledge the possibility of limits to the financial returns of this important strategic construct. This study suggests an inverted-U shaped relationship between ACAP and financial performance
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IT-Based Knowledge Capability and Commercialization of Innovations
September 24, 2012 Editor 0
The author provides a framework comprising of propositions for further research explicating the relations between IT-based knowledge capabilities (IT-KC) and Commercialization of Innovations (CI). They posit that a firm’s absorptive capacity and ambidexterity (ability to explore and exploit) affect CI
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