Prospects for Developing Absorptive Capacity Through Internal Information Provision
Summary. Managers can build organizational absorptive capacity by distributing knowledge internally to employees who might adopt new practices. The effectiveness of this information provision depends on what employees already know from other sources. Prior experience with related practices strengthens the impact of managerial information, while knowledge from previous adopters weakens it. This clarifies when absorptive capacity creates lasting competitive advantage.
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King, A. A., & Lenox, M.. (2004). Prospects for Developing Absorptive Capacity Through Internal Information Provision. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1687955
King, Andrew A., and Michael Lenox. “Prospects for Developing Absorptive Capacity Through Internal Information Provision.” SSRN Electronic Journal, 2004. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1687955.
King, Andrew A., and Michael Lenox. 2004. “Prospects for Developing Absorptive Capacity Through Internal Information Provision.” SSRN Electronic Journal. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1687955.
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