Innovación No I+D en Colombia: un análisis desde la capacidad de absorción

Abstract

The present study examines the dynamics of absorption capacity, under the conception of Zahra & George (2002), according to which absorption capacity is composed by four dimensions: acquisition, assimilation, transformation and exploitation and two types of capacity: potential and realized. As a fundamental premise, is that activities not associated with R & D can generate absorption capacity and that innovation processes can be developed in this way. For this, the Survey of Development and Technological Innovation-EDIT 2015-2016 is taken as a source of information, on which 41 variables are selected that are analyzed through the PLS-PM-Path Analysis-Path Modeling technique. The results confirm that the dimensions of the absorption capacity have complementary roles and that there is a cumulative process, in which the last dimension (exploitation) represents a greater contribution to the explanation of the absorption capacity carried out.

Technological level in the relationship between absorptive capacity and response capacity in manufacturing companies

“…The companies that develop a better absorptive capacity have greater success possibilities over changes in their environment because of the evolution or changes in their organizational and innovation procedures (Rodríguez & Cunha, 2018;Turulja & Bajgorić, 2020). Coincidentally, according to Elizalde Bobadilla et al (2019), all dimensions act in conjunction to promote absorptive capacity. Consequently, firms can reinforce their technological competencies by importing external technologies and technological knowledge and, then, absorbing, assimilating, communicating, and diffusing them throughout their organizations (Mahmood & Mubarik, 2020).…”

“…Absorptive capacity occurs through the acquisition, assimilation, and exploitation of external knowledge, which is used to predict future technological advances and take advantage of emerging opportunities before their rivals recognize them (Cohen & Levinthal, 1990). These three dimensions complement each other when they operate holistically as they are aimed at achieving a competitive edge (Elizalde Bobadilla et al, 2019). In this way, absorptive capacity dimensions have the particularity to provide feedback among each other since the higher their internal capacities, the better the opportunities to access new knowledge and incorporate it successfully into the productive structure.…”