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Enriching Absorptive Capacity through Social Interaction

Jasper J. Hotho, Florian Becker‐Ritterspach, Ayse Saka‐Helmhout · 2011 · British Journal of Management

Summary. Social interaction is essential for subsidiaries to absorb and apply new knowledge transferred from headquarters in multinational enterprises. The study shows that employees need to participate together in adapting knowledge to local contexts and developing practical applications. Organizational conditions at the subsidiary level either enable or restrict these interaction patterns, directly affecting the subsidiary's capacity to use new knowledge effectively.

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Hotho, J. J., Becker‐Ritterspach, F., & Saka‐Helmhout, A.. (2011). Enriching Absorptive Capacity through Social Interaction. British Journal of Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00749.x

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DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00749.x
Countries
Denmark, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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2026-04-28