Knowledge sharing and absorptive capacity: interdependency and complementarity

Andrea Raymundo Balle, Mírian Oliveira, Carla Curado · 2020 · Journal of Knowledge Management

Summary. This study resolves contradictions about how knowledge sharing and absorptive capacity relate to each other. The authors show that absorptive capacity has two dimensions—potential and realized—and that knowledge sharing bridges between them. Knowledge donation emerges as an output of absorptive capacity rather than just an input. The findings apply to team and firm-level management, emphasizing knowledge collection's central role in leveraging organizational learning.

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Balle, A. R., Oliveira, M., & Curado, C.. (2020). Knowledge sharing and absorptive capacity: interdependency and complementarity. Journal of Knowledge Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/jkm-12-2019-0686

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DOI: 10.1108/jkm-12-2019-0686
Countries: Brazil, Portugal
Regions: South America, Europe
Categories: innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28