Intellectual capital and business performance: the role of dimensions of absorptive capacity

Syed Saad Ahmed, Jia Guozhu, Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, Muhammad Mumtaz Khan, Essa Khan · 2019 · Journal of Intellectual Capital

Summary. This study examines how intellectual capital affects business performance, testing whether absorptive capacity mediates this relationship. Using survey data from 192 managers, the researchers found that realized absorptive capacity—the ability to transform and exploit knowledge—positively mediates the link between intellectual capital and performance. Human and organizational capital strongly predict performance, while social capital has weak effects. Potential absorptive capacity showed no mediating role.

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Ahmed, S. S., Guozhu, J., Mubarik, M. S., Khan, M. M., & Khan, E.. (2019). Intellectual capital and business performance: the role of dimensions of absorptive capacity. Journal of Intellectual Capital. https://doi.org/10.1108/jic-11-2018-0199

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DOI: 10.1108/jic-11-2018-0199
Countries: China, Pakistan
Regions: Asia
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28