Exploring the absorptive capacity to innovation/productivity link for individual engineers engaged in IT enabled work

Social Intelligence and Its Relationship with School Administrators’ Knowledge Absorption Capability

“…The results are consistent with the results of the previously conducted studies carried out by Oslub (2010), Sa'adatmand (2008), Boal & Hooijberg, (2000), Allahyari (2010), Rezaei and Khalilzadeh (2009), Naderi and Rowshan (2010), Akrami Abarghuyi (2009), Hajizadeh andNaderi (2008), Yahyazadeh, et al (2012), Yahyazadeh and Lotfi Goudarzi (2012), Hampel, et al (2011), Delic, et al (2011), Deng, et al (2008 and Riggio and Reichard (2008) that obtained optimal levels of social intelligence.…”

“…The results are consistent with the results of the research by Oslub (2010), Sa'adatmand (2008), Boal and Hooijberg, (2000), Ramezanian and Basaghzadeh (2011), Kotabe et al (2011), Liao et al (2010, Che (2009), Deng et al (2008, Liao et al (2007), Haro and Domingues (2007), McKelvie et al (2008), Park, et al (2007), Harrington and Guimaraes, (2005), and Tsai (2001) that obtained optimal levels of capability to absorb knowledge.…”

“…Hooda et al (2009) examined social intelligence as a predictor of positive mental health and indicated that social intelligence significantly predicts dimensions of mental health. Deng et al, (2008) explored the relationship of absorption capability with innovation/production among engineers working in the information technology section. The relationship between the ability to absorb people through the development of information technology for problem solving and decision-making to innovative products was surveyed among 208 engineers who used computers.…”

Individual differences and knowledge acquisition capability in joint ICT project teams in Malaysia

“…Van Riel and Lievens (2004) revealed that experienced researchers possess higher capability to interpret and assimilate emerging market trends and incorporate those into the design of new offerings. Based on a sample of 208 engineers, Deng, Doll and Cao (2008) established the positive impact of prior engagement in problem solving on innovative capability.…”

Model of Absorptive Capacity and Implementation of New Technology for Rural Construction SMEs

“…It has also been acknowledged as a critical component for organisations to sustain, grow and compete in their market. Many researchers have used the concept of absorptive capacity in their analysis at different levels: individual (Bower & Hilgard, 1981;Cohen & Levinthal, 1990;Deng, Doll, & Cao, 2008;Lenox & King, 2004), organisation (Bosch, Volberda, & Boer, 1999;Cohen & Levinthal, 1990;Lin, Tan, & Chang, 2002;Smallbone, North, & Leigh, 1993), industry (Abecassis-Moedas & Mahmoud-Jouini, 2008;Liao, Wu, Hu, & Tsuei, 2009;Rawski, 1975;Stock, Greis, & Fisher, 2001) and country (Hou & Gee, 1993). However, most of the studies focus on very large organisations with sophisticated structures and strong R&D orientation.Very few studies address the theory of absorptive capacity in the context of SME organisation.…”