External knowledge sourcing from innovation cooperation and the role of absorptive capacity: empirical evidence from Norway and Sweden

Tommy Høyvarde Clausen · 2013 · Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Summary. Firms cannot freely access external knowledge for innovation. Using data from Norway and Sweden, this study shows that companies with strong absorptive capacity—measured by internal R&D spending, employee training, and educated workforces—successfully engage in innovation cooperation with external partners. Firms lacking these internal investments struggle to adopt open innovation approaches, revealing that sourcing external knowledge requires substantial upfront costs.

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  author  = {Tommy Høyvarde Clausen},
  journal = {Technology Analysis and Strategic Management},
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  doi     = {10.1080/09537325.2012.751009},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2012.751009}
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DOI

10.1080/09537325.2012.751009

Countries

Norway, Sweden

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28