Evolving Absorptive Capacity: The Mediating Role of Systematic Knowledge Management

Marina Dabić, Ernest Vlačić, Usha Ramanathan, Carolyn P. Egri · 2019 · IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Summary. Absorptive capacity—a firm's ability to acquire and use external knowledge—drives innovation more effectively when supported by systematic knowledge management practices. The study of 127 manufacturing and technology firms in Croatia found that firms with stronger knowledge acquisition and transformation capabilities can build better knowledge management systems, which then produce higher innovation output. This explains why knowledge management alone sometimes fails to boost innovation.

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Dabić, M., Vlačić, E., Ramanathan, U., & Egri, C. P.. (2019). Evolving Absorptive Capacity: The Mediating Role of Systematic Knowledge Management. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2019.2893133

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DOI: 10.1109/tem.2019.2893133
Countries: Croatia
Regions: Europe
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28