Concept information
Preferred term
absorptive capacity
Definition
- Cohen and Levinthal introduced the notion of absorptive capacity in 1990. The notion of absorptive capacity refers to the capacity of the recipient to assimilate value and use the knowledge transferred. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Absorptive Capacity]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/absorptive_capacity
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