An Examination of the Relationship Between Absorptive Capacity and Organizational Learning, and a Proposed Integration

Peter Y. T. Sun, Marc H. Anderson · 2008 · International Journal of Management Reviews

Summary. This paper clarifies the relationship between absorptive capacity and organizational learning, two concepts long studied together but never precisely defined in relation to each other. The authors argue that absorptive capacity—an organization's ability to recognize, assimilate, and apply external knowledge—represents a specific type of organizational learning focused on external knowledge acquisition. They propose integrating these concepts using established frameworks from organizational learning and absorptive capacity literature.

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  title   = {An Examination of the Relationship Between Absorptive Capacity and Organizational Learning, and a Proposed Integration},
  author  = {Peter Y. T. Sun and Marc H. Anderson},
  journal = {International Journal of Management Reviews},
  year    = {2008},
  doi     = {10.1111/j.1468-2370.2008.00256.x},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2370.2008.00256.x}
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DOI

10.1111/j.1468-2370.2008.00256.x

Countries

New Zealand, United States

Regions

Oceania, North America

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28