The innovative performance of firms in heterogeneous environments: The interplay between external knowledge and internal absorptive capacities

Riccardo Crescenzi, Luisa Gagliardi · 2018 · Research Policy

Summary. Firms in knowledge-rich environments innovate more effectively when they develop both potential and realized absorptive capacities—the ability to recognize and integrate external knowledge. Using English firm data combined with patent records, the study shows that organizational ambidexterity enables companies to leverage clustering of knowledgeable workers and external knowledge sources to boost innovation performance.

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Crescenzi, R., & Gagliardi, L.. (2018). The innovative performance of firms in heterogeneous environments: The interplay between external knowledge and internal absorptive capacities. Research Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2018.02.006

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DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.02.006
Countries: United Kingdom
Regions: Europe
Categories: innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28