Absorptive capacity: Valuing a reconceptualization

Gergana Todorova, Boris Durisin · 2007 · Academy of Management Review

Summary. This paper critiques and refines the concept of absorptive capacity—a firm's ability to recognize, assimilate, and apply external knowledge. The authors identify gaps in a previous reconceptualization and propose improvements: redefining how organizations recognize valuable knowledge, clarifying transformation processes, distinguishing potential from realized capacity, emphasizing socialization's role, accounting for power dynamics, and incorporating feedback loops into a dynamic model.

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Todorova, G., & Durisin, B.. (2007). Absorptive capacity: Valuing a reconceptualization. Academy of Management Review. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2007.25275513

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DOI: 10.5465/amr.2007.25275513
Countries: United States, Italy
Regions: North America, Europe
Categories: innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28