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The role of marketing capabilities, absorptive capacity, and innovation performance

Juliana Conceição Noschang da Costa, Shirlei Miranda Camargo, Ana Maria Machado Toaldo, Simone Regina Didonet · 2018 · Marketing Intelligence & Planning

Summary. This study examines how absorptive capacity influences organizational performance in Brazilian manufacturing firms. The research finds that absorptive capacity does not directly affect performance. Instead, marketing capabilities—including innovative capability and new product development—and innovation performance fully mediate this relationship. Managers should invest in absorptive capacity and marketing capabilities to improve competitive performance.

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Costa, J. C. N. D., Camargo, S. M., Toaldo, A. M. M., & Didonet, S. R.. (2018). The role of marketing capabilities, absorptive capacity, and innovation performance. Marketing Intelligence & Planning. https://doi.org/10.1108/mip-11-2017-0312

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DOI
10.1108/mip-11-2017-0312
Countries
Brazil
Regions
South America
Categories
innovation-theory, entrepreneurship, general-innovation
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2026-04-28