The influence of knowledge absorptive capacity on shared value creation in social enterprises

Vanessa Campos Climent, Joan Ramón Sanchís Palacio · 2017 · Journal of Knowledge Management

Summary. Social enterprises that absorb and apply knowledge effectively create more shared value—combining economic and social benefits. The study tested 127 social enterprises in France and Spain, finding that knowledge absorptive capacity directly strengthens both economic and social value creation. Social value creation acts as a mechanism through which knowledge capacity drives economic gains, demonstrating that social enterprises generate profit by prioritizing social and environmental outcomes.

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Climent, V. C., & Palacio, J. R. S.. (2017). The influence of knowledge absorptive capacity on shared value creation in social enterprises. Journal of Knowledge Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/jkm-02-2017-0084

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DOI: 10.1108/jkm-02-2017-0084
Countries: France, Spain
Regions: Europe
Categories: entrepreneurship, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28