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Absorptive capacity for need knowledge: Antecedents and effects for employee innovativeness

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2018-05
Author(s)
Schweisfurth, Tim  orcid-logo
Raasch, Antje-Christina  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/13635
Journal
Research policy  
Volume
47
Issue
4
Start Page
687
End Page
699
Citation
Research Policy 47 (4): 687-699 (2018-05)
Publisher DOI
10.1016/j.respol.2018.01.017
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85042190526
Innovation occurs when knowledge about unmet customer needs intersects with knowledge about technological solutions. Both knowledge types are often located outside the firm and need to be absorbed in order for innovation to occur. While there has been extensive research into absorptive capacity for solution knowledge, a necessary complement − absorptive capacity for new customer needs − has been neglected. In an individual-level study of 864 employees from a home appliance firm, we show that need absorptive capacity is theoretically and empirically distinct from solution absorptive capacity, and that both are positively associated with employee innovativeness. Interestingly, we find asymmetric extra-domain effects: prior solution knowledge is positively related to need absorptive capacity (cross-pollination effect), while prior need knowledge is negatively related to solution absorptive capacity (attenuation effect). We contrast the cognitive underpinnings of the two absorptive capacity types, contributing to emerging scholarly thinking on the domain-specificity and micro foundations of absorptive capacity.
Subjects
Absorptive capacity
Individual level
Innovativeness
Need knowledge
Quantitative
Solution knowledge
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