Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension

Title: Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension
Abstract/Description: Researchers have used the absorptive capacity construct to explain various organizational phenomena. In this article we review the literature to identify key dimensions of absorptive capacity and offer a reconceptualization of this construct. Building upon the dynamic capabilities view of the firm, we distinguish between a firm's potential and realized capacity. We then advance a model outlining the conditions when the firm's potential and realized capacities can differentially influence the creation and sustenance of its competitive advantage.
Author/creator: Zahra, Shaker A.; George, Gerard
Date: 2002
In publication: Academy of Management Review
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Pages: 185-203
Resource type: en Background/Context
Medium: en Print
Background/context type: en Conceptual
Open access/free-text available: en Yes
Peer reviewed: en Yes
ISSN: 0363-7425
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2002.6587995
URL: Official Publisher's Webpage (Academy of Management); Full-text PDF Shared by Author (ResearchGate)
Citation: Zahra, S. A., & George, G. (2002). Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension. Academy of Management Review, 27(2), 185–203. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2002.6587995
Abbreviation: AMR

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