Broad Search, Deep Search, and the Absorptive Capacity Performance of Family and Nonfamily Firm R&D
Summary. Family firms and nonfamily firms learn differently from their R&D investments. Family influence strengthens the ability to convert R&D into exploitative innovations through deep external search, but weakens the ability to develop exploratory innovations through broad external search. Analysis of 346 Dutch manufacturing firms confirms this pattern.
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Brinkerink, J.. (2018). Broad Search, Deep Search, and the Absorptive Capacity Performance of Family and Nonfamily Firm R&D. Family Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894486518775187
Brinkerink, Jasper. “Broad Search, Deep Search, and the Absorptive Capacity Performance of Family and Nonfamily Firm R&D.” Family Business Review, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894486518775187.
Brinkerink, Jasper. 2018. “Broad Search, Deep Search, and the Absorptive Capacity Performance of Family and Nonfamily Firm R&D.” Family Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894486518775187.
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journal = {Family Business Review},
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- DOI
- 10.1177/0894486518775187
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- innovation-theory, entrepreneurship, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28