Absorptive capacity, knowledge management and innovation in entrepreneurial small firms

Colin S. Gray · 2006 · International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Summary. Small firms with 15 or more employees, younger founders, and higher education levels absorb and implement new knowledge most effectively. Absorptive capacity—the ability to acquire, assimilate, and use knowledge—depends significantly on firm size, founder age, and educational background. Policy should target graduate-founded SMEs and develop innovation management programs for these firms to build knowledge-based economies.

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DOI

10.1108/13552550610710144

Countries

United Kingdom

Regions

Europe

Categories

entrepreneurship, innovation-theory, policy, general-innovation

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