Absorptive Capacity, Environmental Turbulence, and the Complementarity of Organizational Learning Processes Export

@article{citeulike:5972974, abstract = {Following the process-based definition of absorptive capacity, this article identifies technological and market knowledge as two critical components of prior knowledge in the organizational learning processes of absorptive capacity. Data from a multi-informant survey conducted in 175 industrial firms show that exploratory, transformative, and exploitative learning have complementary effects on innovation and performance. The results emphasize the multidimensional nature of absorptive capacity, and they help to explain interfirm discrepancies in profiting from external knowledge. Moreover, the findings underscore the importance of dynamic capabilities in contexts characterized by high degrees of technological and market turbulence.}, author = {Lichtenthaler, Ulrich}, booktitle = {The Academy of Management Journal (AMJ)}, citeulike-article-id = {5972974}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.metapress.com/content/11puq7278l600121}, day = {1}, journal = {The Academy of Management Journal (AMJ)}, keywords = {absorptive, capacity, complementarity, environmental, learning, organizational, processes, turbulence}, month = {August}, number = {4}, pages = {822--846}, posted-at = {2009-10-20 05:01:31}, priority = {3}, title = {Absorptive Capacity, Environmental Turbulence, and the Complementarity of Organizational Learning Processes}, url = {http://www.metapress.com/content/11puq7278l600121}, volume = {52}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5972974 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5972974 N2 - Following the process-based definition of absorptive capacity, this article identifies technological and market knowledge as two critical components of prior knowledge in the organizational learning processes of absorptive capacity. Data from a multi-informant survey conducted in 175 industrial firms show that exploratory, transformative, and exploitative learning have complementary effects on innovation and performance. The results emphasize the multidimensional nature of absorptive capacity, and they help to explain interfirm discrepancies in profiting from external knowledge. Moreover, the findings underscore the importance of dynamic capabilities in contexts characterized by high degrees of technological and market turbulence. IS - 4 JF - The Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) EP - 846 TI - Absorptive Capacity, Environmental Turbulence, and the Complementarity of Organizational Learning Processes VL - 52 T2 - The Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) SP - 822 KW - absorptive KW - capacity KW - complementarity KW - environmental KW - learning KW - organizational KW - processes KW - turbulence AU - Lichtenthaler, Ulrich PY - 2009/08/01/ UR - http://www.metapress.com/content/11puq7278l600121 ER -