Understanding Absorptive Capacity from a Network Perspective

Peters, Linda D.; Johnston, Wesley J.

doi:10.1007/s12087-008-0036-7

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“…First, as noted in section six, current literature most often addresses appropriability issues and absorptive capacity separately. However, this study, alongside a few other studies (Peters and Johnston, 2009;Todorova and Durisin, 2007) in this area, shows that the interplay between these factors is relevant to a firm's innovation performance.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…Teece, 1986;Volberda et al, 2010). Those few studies that have started to examine the joint effects of an appropriability regime and competitors' absorptive capacity have not yet fully covered the roles and interplay of those factors; a situation exemplified by the somewhat contradictory findings advanced regarding possible interactions (Peters and Johnston, 2009;Todorova and Durisin, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Coping with rivals’ absorptive capacity in innovation activities

Hurmelinna‐Laukkanen

Olander

2014

Technovation

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Two factors jointly determine the likelihood of a firm's competitors obtaining information on its intangible assets and using it to damage the firm's innovation performance. Those factors are the absorptive capacity of the rival firm and the appropriability regime of the innovating firm.However, the precise roles of the two factors in affecting performance outcomes are not well documented. Furthermore, we lack knowledge of the interplay between an appropriability regime and absorptive capacity, although they clearly have the capacity to exert positive and negative effects both on each other and on innovativeness. This study presents findings derived from theoretical discussion and an empirical examination of 155 firms that suggest that while competitors' absorptive capacity does not play a direct negative or positive role on the innovation performance of a firm, an appropriability regime exerts a strong positive influence. Nevertheless, high rival absorptive capacity is not without importance, since the significant interaction effects suggest that a strong appropriability regime has positive effects on innovation performance especially in the context of a rival having high absorptive capacity.

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confidence: 56%

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Coping with rivals’ absorptive capacity in innovation activities

Hurmelinna‐Laukkanen

Olander

2014

Technovation

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“…In this paper, we maintain that the combinative effect of open and closed networks is needed to actualize absorptive capacity and increase innovation output. As Tsai (2000, p. 927) Members, with an entrepreneurial nature, are expected to exploit structural holes between dense cohesive networks to seek out high yield relationships to acquire unique resources to advance their own instrumental objectives (Burt, 1992;Walker et al, 1997;Seibert et al, 2001;Peters and Johnston, 2009). We argue that the higher the entrepreneurial mindset of members of open networks, the lower the effect of the relational dimension and the higher the effect of the structural and cognitive dimensions on realized absorptive capacity.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…The entrepreneurship nature of members of a network (Burt, 1992) and knowledge complementarities and diversity of already existing knowledge (Zahra and George, 2002) are two factors that moderate the relationship between the dimensions of social capital and the dimensions of absorptive capacity (Peters and Johnston, 2009). The higher the entrepreneurial mindset of members of open networks, the lower the effect of the relational dimension and the higher the effect of the structural and cognitive dimensions on realized absorptive capacity.…”

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The combinative effect of electronic open networks and closed interpersonal networks on knowledge creation in academic communities

Sherif

Munasinghe²,

Sharma³

2012

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Purpose -This paper aims to develop and test a theoretical framework that examines the capacity of electronic open networks and closed interpersonal networks in building social capital and creating new knowledge. Specifically, this article aims to extend understanding in the field of knowledge management by examining how social networks can accumulate social capital and build up potential and absorptive capacity for the creation of new knowledge. Design/methodology/approach -The authors reviewed the literature on open electronic social networks and closed interpersonal networks, social capital and absorptive capacity to examine how different types of networks accumulate different dimensions of social capital and develop different measures of absorptive capacity. A model was developed that hypothesizes that open networks can impact the structural and cognitive dimension of social capital but have less than a moderate effect on the relational dimension. The model is tested in the academic community using a sample of 22 research faculties from ten different research institutions within the MIS departments and five from Marketing. Findings -The paper posits that electronic open networks have a significantly higher impact on the structural and cognitive dimension of social capital and a less than moderate impact on the relational dimension. Electronic open networks are, thus, best suited for acquiring and assimilating new knowledge, however the transformation and exploitation of knowledge require the cohesive ties of closed networks.Research limitations/implications -The combinative effect of electronic open networks and closed interpersonal networks is critical for the development of a potential and realized absorptive capacity and the creation of new knowledge. It is essential for researchers to examine the effect of different types of social networks on the process of knowledge creation and whether social capital accumulated in interpersonal networks can be leveraged in electronic open networks to enhance the process of knowledge creation. Practical implications -Businesses benefit from this line of research in knowing how well different types of social network are suited to the different phases of knowledge creation. Leveraging the capacity of open electronic networks and closed interpersonal networks can foster innovation. Originality/value -There is no existing literature that has examined the relationship between different types of social networks, social capital, absorptive capacity, and knowledge creation. This paper provides a foundation for future studies that examine the combinative effect of closed interpersonal and open electronic networks.

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“…it can be shown that this issue is related to two challenges: first, how to 'integrate' network pictures from the subjective representation into an 'intersubjective' and 'objectified' construct that can be used for organisational (and inter-organisational) decision-making and option analysis (Meindl et al 1994;Weick 1995). this is an issue which is clearly related to how learning takes place within a complex project team (Mäkinen 2002), as well as to firms' absorptive capacity that conditions learning and innovation in business networks (cohen and levinthal 1989;1990;Peters and Johnston 2009). second, while this integration (or 'amalgamation') is necessary (Mouzas and Naudé 2007), it is not sufficient to gain 'network insight.'…”

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Seeking for Solutions within a Project Setting

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there has been increasing attention focused on the importance of 'solution selling' in the often very close relationships that characterize business-to-business marketing. While an extant predominantly product-centric view of solutions prevails in the literature, this has recently been juxtaposed with a more process-oriented view. We review such a process-oriented solution model briefly, and focus on the managerial challenge of how firms make this process-oriented approach work in practice. We argue that, in parallel to adopting a process-oriented approach, companies also have to focus their attention specifically on how to mobilize the different parties in order to amalgamate the perspectives and orientations between the interacting counterparts. We propose an interaction process model of how this 'collective mind' is achieved, using as an example a study of the United Kingdom's lean aerospace initiative (UK lai), a large project with a specific solution in mind -improving the global competitiveness of the UK's Aerospace industry. We use our model to show how the three main groups of actors (Government bodies, four Universities, and the aerospace companies themselves) interact in their pursuit of co-creating their collective solutions.

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Understanding Absorptive Capacity from a Network Perspective

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Coping with rivals’ absorptive capacity in innovation activities

Coping with rivals’ absorptive capacity in innovation activities

The combinative effect of electronic open networks and closed interpersonal networks on knowledge creation in academic communities

Seeking for Solutions within a Project Setting

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