Depth and breadth of external knowledge search and performance: The mediating role of absorptive capacity

被引：258

作者：

Luis Ferreras-Mendez, Jose ^{[1
]}

Newell, Sue ^{[2
]}

Fernandez-Mesa, Anabel ^{[1
]}

Alegre, Joaquin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Valencia, Dept Management Juan Jose Renau Piqueras, Fac Econ, Valencia 46022, Spain

[2] Univ Sussex, Dept Business & Management, Brighton BN1 9RH, E Sussex, England

来源：

INDUSTRIAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT | 2015年 / 47卷

关键词：

Breadth; Depth; Absorptive capacity; Innovation; Performance; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL ANTECEDENTS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; IMPACT; NETWORKS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAPABILITY; STRATEGIES; MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.02.038

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Nowadays it is commonly accepted that exploiting external knowledge sources is important for firms' innovation and performance. However, it is still not clear how this effect takes place and what internal capabilities are involved in the process. We propose to open the black box between external knowledge search strategies, and innovation and performance by proposing absorptive capacity (AC) as the mediating variable. A sample of 102 biotechnology firms from Spain is used to test the proposed theoretical model through structural equation modeling taking the partial least squares approach. Results suggest that AC acts as a full mediator in the relationship between the depth of external knowledge search and the innovation and business performance of the firm. Finally, some suggestions for managers and future lines of research are highlighted. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved.

引用

页码：86 / 97

页数：12

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