TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge absorptive capacity, innovation, and firm's performance
T2 - Insights from the South of Brazil
AU - Antonio Davila, Guillermo
AU - Durst, Susanne
AU - Varvakis, Gregorio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This paper aims to verify the relationships that may exist between knowledge absorptive capacity (ACAP), innovation performance, and organisational performance in Brazilian firms. A sample of 111 firms from Southern Brazil was surveyed and PLSSEM was used to test the theoretical hypotheses. The relevance of ACAP for innovation and organisational performance is supported. The research also shows that realised ACAP has more influence on innovation performance compared with potential ACAP. Some guidelines for furthering ACAP models suitable for developing countries are provided as well. The findings are a good reference for practitioners as they identify possible actions which can enhance ACAP and thereby contribute to improving innovativeness and performance. This research complements earlier studies which called for the exploration of the role of ACAP on innovation performance and firm's competitiveness in developing countries, and it opens new avenues for multidisciplinary research.
AB - This paper aims to verify the relationships that may exist between knowledge absorptive capacity (ACAP), innovation performance, and organisational performance in Brazilian firms. A sample of 111 firms from Southern Brazil was surveyed and PLSSEM was used to test the theoretical hypotheses. The relevance of ACAP for innovation and organisational performance is supported. The research also shows that realised ACAP has more influence on innovation performance compared with potential ACAP. Some guidelines for furthering ACAP models suitable for developing countries are provided as well. The findings are a good reference for practitioners as they identify possible actions which can enhance ACAP and thereby contribute to improving innovativeness and performance. This research complements earlier studies which called for the exploration of the role of ACAP on innovation performance and firm's competitiveness in developing countries, and it opens new avenues for multidisciplinary research.
KW - Firm's performance
KW - Innovation
KW - Knowledge absorptive capacity
KW - Knowledge management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020498671&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1142/S1363919618500135
DO - 10.1142/S1363919618500135
M3 - Artículo (Contribución a Revista)
AN - SCOPUS:85020498671
SN - 1363-9196
VL - 22
JO - International Journal of Innovation Management
JF - International Journal of Innovation Management
IS - 2
M1 - 1850013
ER -