Unravelling the link between technological M&A and innovation performance using the concept of relative absorptive capacity

Gil S. Jo, Gunno Park, Jina Kang · 2016 · Asian Journal of Technology Innovation

Summary. This study examines how acquiring firms create innovation through technological mergers and acquisitions by analyzing 212 biopharmaceutical M&A cases from 1993 to 2007. The research finds that acquiring smaller firms with moderately similar technology produces better innovation outcomes. The study emphasizes that the relationship between the acquiring and acquired firm—including technological similarity and digestibility—determines how well knowledge gets absorbed and converted into new innovations.

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DOI

10.1080/19761597.2015.1128340

Countries

South Korea

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Asia

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28