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Absorptive capacity and autonomous R&D climate roles in firm innovation
Absorptive capacity is frequently an outcome of a firm’s cumulatively path-dependent R&D investments. However, the query how absorptive capacity transforms R&D investment into firm innovation, in the context of autonomous R&D climate remains unclear. Using 165 firms in the Taiwan’s infor...
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Published in: | Journal of business research 2015-01, Vol.68 (1), p.87-94 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Absorptive capacity is frequently an outcome of a firm’s cumulatively path-dependent R&D investments. However, the query how absorptive capacity transforms R&D investment into firm innovation, in the context of autonomous R&D climate remains unclear. Using 165 firms in the Taiwan’s information and communication technology industry, the results indicate that absorptive capacity partially mediates the relationship between R&D investment and firm innovation. Absorptive capacity accounts for 36% effects of R&D investment on firm innovation. The result also shows a negative moderating effect of R&D autonomy on the relationship between absorptive capacity and firm innovation. |
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ISSN: | 0148-2963 1873-7978 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.05.002 |