The Effects of Absorptive Capacity and Decision Speed on Organizational Innovation: A Study of Organizational Structure as an Antecedent Variable

Shin Tien Chen, Bao Guang Chang · 2012 · Contemporary Management Research

Summary. Organizational structure directly shapes innovation outcomes. Formalization increases absorptive capacity and drives innovation, but slows decision-making. Centralization reduces absorptive capacity and innovation without affecting decision speed. The study analyzed 260 enterprises using structural equation modeling to reveal how formalization and centralization influence innovation through distinct pathways of organizational capacity and decision velocity.

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Chen, S. T., & Chang, B. G.. (2012). The Effects of Absorptive Capacity and Decision Speed on Organizational Innovation: A Study of Organizational Structure as an Antecedent Variable. Contemporary Management Research. https://doi.org/10.7903/cmr.7996

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DOI: 10.7903/cmr.7996
Categories: innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28