Knowledge absorptive capacity: New insights for its conceptualization and measurement

Camisón, César; Forés, Beatriz

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.04.022

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“…In addition, Zahra and George (2002) suggested that ACAP is composed of potential and realized absorptive capacity. These two components perform separate but complementary roles because firms cannot apply external knowledge without having first acquired it (Camison & Fores, 2010). The potential of absorptive capacity encompasses the dimensions of acquisition and assimilation and is composed of the connections and relationships between actors and their ability to develop knowledge out of these interactions.…”

Section: Absorptive Capabilitymentioning

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“…The assimilation capacity refers to a firm's capacity to absorb external knowledge. This capacity can also be defined as the processes and routines that allow the new information or acquired knowledge to be analyzed, processed, interpreted, understood, internalized and classified (Camison & Fores, 2010;Zahra & George, 2002). As such, assimilation refers to integrating external knowledge into the organizational knowledge base.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a quantitative study, Camison and Fores (2010) have operationalized the acquisition and assimilation dimensions further based on a review of the recent literature. Although the context (high tech and manufacturing industries) and methodology (quantitative) is different from tourism research on innovation and knowledge management, tourism researchers can benefit from the insights that were developed in these management studies.…”

Section: Absorptive Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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The paper develops a framework and an understanding of the external knowledge absorption in nature-based tourism companies. The concept of potential absorptive capacity is the starting point for exploring how external knowledge (tacit and explicit) is absorbed and assimilated in tourism innovation processes. Although knowledge is the engine that drives innovation, tourism firms can have problems and challenges when trying to absorb external knowledge for innovation. The main challenge is to access and absorb tacit knowledge. This type of knowledge is personal and sticky and therefore difficult to acquire and assimilate into the existing knowledge pool of organizations. Tacit knowledge is also difficult to imitate and is 2 therefore important for developing original and competitive innovations. In this study, knowledge acquisition and assimilation processes and how knowledge challenges are handled are investigated by adopting a multiple, qualitative case-study strategy that focuses on three Icelandic whale-watching firms. This study contributes to the tourism innovation discussion by identifying tourism specific abilities for the acquisition and assimilation of knowledge. The sense-making and strategic interpretation of this knowledge are considered to be important subsequent steps in the innovation process.

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Section: Absorptive Capabilitymentioning

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“…A interpretação e entendimento acerca da novidade obtida, ou seja, o processo de assimilação de um novo conhecimento (Camisón & Forés, 2010), pautou-se na experiência que os indivíduos possuíam acerca da utilização de computadores e de pesquisas na internet realizadas em suas casas ou demais localidades, visto que o estabelecimento de ensino não possuía, até então, um laboratório de informática. A aquisição, ou introdução do programa, juntamente com a assimilação inicial do mesmo, constituíram-se como dimensões da capacidade de absorção paralelas à etapa de criação do conhecimento inerente ao fluxo de aprendizagem organizacional, visto que geraram a necessidade de refletir sobre aquilo que já se sabia e realizava, e sobre aquilo que seria necessário buscar mudar e compreender.…”

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Capacidade de Absorção, Aprendizagem Organizacional e Mecanismos de Integração Social

Picoli

Takahashi

2016

Rev. adm. contemp.

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“…Therefore, an evaluator should fundamentally determine whether a company has the ability to absorb information, which is important for productive learning, and should focus on the two elements of prior knowledge base and an intensity of effort [28]. Firms should combine both in-and out-flow information through the absorption of new external information in order to be more responsive to their changing competitive environments [29]. Previous studies have found that this absorptive capacity has a positive impact on firm performance [30] and further product innovation [31].…”

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Evaluating Internal Technological Capabilities in Energy Companies

Lee

2016

Energies

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Abstract:As global competition increases, technological capability must be evaluated objectively as one of the most important factors for predominance in technological competition and to ensure sustainable business excellence. Most existing capability evaluation models utilize either quantitative methods, such as patent analysis, or qualitative methods, such as expert panels. Accordingly, they may be in danger of reflecting only fragmentary aspects of technological capabilities, and produce inconsistent results when different models are used. To solve these problems, this paper proposes a comprehensive framework for evaluating technological capabilities in energy companies by considering the complex properties of technological knowledge. For this purpose, we first explored various factors affecting technological capabilities and divided the factors into three categories: individual, organizational, and technology competitiveness. Second, we identified appropriate evaluation items for each category to measure the technological capability. Finally, by using a hybrid approach of qualitative and quantitative methods, we developed an evaluation method for each item and suggested a method to combine the results. The proposed framework was then verified with an energy generation and supply company to investigate its practicality. As one of the earliest attempts to evaluate multi-faceted technological capabilities, the suggested model can support technology and strategic planning.

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Knowledge absorptive capacity: New insights for its conceptualization and measurement

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