Absorptive Capacity in R&D Project Teams: A Conceptualization and Empirical Test

Louise A. Nemanich, Robert T. Keller, Dusya Vera, Wynne W. Chin · 2010 · IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Summary. This study develops and tests a multidimensional model of absorptive capacity in R&D project teams using data from 100 innovations. The research finds that teams' ability to evaluate external knowledge directly supports their capacity to assimilate it. Both individual and collective assimilation—particularly reaching shared understanding—matter for applying external knowledge. Prior knowledge reduces the benefit of individual assimilation, while team autonomy strengthens it. The findings clarify how different dimensions of absorptive capacity operate at individual and collective levels.

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10.1109/tem.2009.2037736

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United States

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North America

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28