This study proffers a micro-level conceptualization to absorptive capacity, by investigating individual’s capacity to learn from asymmetric engineering project team. Thus, the model proposes prior experience, learning orientation and need for cognition, as antecedents to abilities to recognize the value of and assimilate competent partner’s embedded knowledge. Results of the structural equation...

The aim of this paper is to discuss which factors can be seen essentially affecting a company’s learning ability through its organizational receptivity in inter-organizational knowledge transfer. This will be done by developing a typology of the factors affecting company’s organizational receptivity (and absorptive capacity) of new knowledge in inter-organizational knowledge transfer. Yet, only...

In the industrial revolution 4.0, firms and SMEs are required to have dynamic capabilities respond environmental changes increasing competitive pressures. Reconfiguring ICT knowledge resources is a must for in order achieve performance advantages. This study aimed bridge research gap between with absorptive capacity as an intervening variable. Moreover, this also examined effect of on performan...

Absorptive capacity is widely acknowledged as a critical driver of innovation, business development, and self-renewal through the acquisition, transformation, assimilation, application knowledge. Despite importance relationship between transformational leadership corporate entrepreneurship, there exists research gap due to insufficient exploration mediating impact absorptive capacity. This stud...

In this paper, we attempt to investigate the constitutive roles of external and internal information systems for interorganizational knowledge transfer which is compassed by the knowledge movement from a source firm and knowledge receipt by a recipient firm. We take a dyadic approach to examine how the interorganizational systems (IOS) and the internal organizational memory information systems ...

Absorptive capacity is a common barrier to knowledge transfer at the individual level. However, technology absorptive can enhance an individual’s learning behaviour. This study investigates that readiness, tools for sources, social influences, and networks influence on adaptation of A quantitative approach used assess presence causal relationship from constructs mentioned above. Data were colle...

Several studies about knowledge transfer in multinational corporations have found that the process is influenced by factors such as absorptive capacity, tacit knowledge and power relations, all of which impact knowledge sharing strategies between corporate headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. A multiple case study of Brazilian subsidiaries of three multinational corporations using in-depth in...

Drawing on a knowledge-based perspective of the firm (KBV), this study develops a framework that delineates the interrelationships among ‘the roles of individuals as well as organizations,’ ‘the IT capabilities of knowledge storage/ retrieval,’ and ‘knowledge creation.’ In order to test the feasibility of this framework, we conducted an empirical study. This study employed a survey instrument, ...