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| Author: | Jones, O. Craven, M. |
| Title: | Expanding Capabilities in a Mature Manufacturing Firm: Absorptive Capacity and the TCS |
| Journal: | International small business journal
2001 : APR-JUN, VOL. 19:3, p. 39-55 |
| Index terms: | MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY CAPACITY UTILIZATION ORGANIZATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors' objective in the paper is to examine the process by which participation in TCS helped develop managerial capabilities within a small manufacturing company. To do this, the authors utilise the concept of 'absorptive capacity', which describes the organisational ability to assimilate new knowledge and skills. The paper begins with a review of literature associated with innovation networks and absorptive capacity and this is followed by a discussion of the research methodology. The next two sections present the empirical data, which illustrate the way in which the creation of new organisational routines contributed to the expansion of RSL's capacity to innovate new products. The authors then discuss the implications of this case study for a broad understanding of absorptive capacity. |
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