Disruptive technology adoption, particularities of clustered firms

Abstract

This paper explores to what extent the internal attributes of a clustered firm influence its capacity to adopt a disruptive innovation. A multidimensional approach to the absorptive capacity (ACAP) model is used to distinguish between potential (acquisition and assimilation domains) and realized (transformation and exploitation domains) internal firm capabilities. Our evidence come from an empirical analysis of the firm population belonging to the Spanish ceramic tile cluster who have massively adopted a disruptive innovation. The econometric estimations suggest the relevance of the Exploitation dimension of ACAP for an early adoption of a new technology. On the contrary, the rest of dimensions doesn´t seem to be determinant when it comes to adopting a novelty earlier than others. In conclusion, and contrary to expected for nonclustered companies, the results bespoke of an uneven effect of potential and realized

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