TY - JOUR
T1 - Absorptive Capacity, Proximity in Cooperation and Integration Mechanisms. Empirical Evidence from CIS Data
AU - Franco, Chiara
AU - Marzucchi, Alberto
AU - Montresor, Sandro
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The paper extends available findings on the antecedents and impact of the firm’s absorptive
capacity. Innovation cooperation is recognized as a driver of its potential side (PAC). Considering different
forms of proximity, we expect to find a higher impact for interactions occurring between close partners. Human
capital (HC) is expected to be as important as other organizational mechanisms for the innovation impact of
PAC. An empirical application with Community Innovation Survey data confirms these arguments only
partially. The firm’s cooperation with geographically closer partners (i.e., in the same country) increases its
PAC, but it is cooperation with institutionally distant ones (e.g., research organizations) that augments it.
Among the integration mechanisms of external knowledge, those increasing the firm’s HC are the only ones
that positively moderate the innovation impact of PAC.
AB - The paper extends available findings on the antecedents and impact of the firm’s absorptive
capacity. Innovation cooperation is recognized as a driver of its potential side (PAC). Considering different
forms of proximity, we expect to find a higher impact for interactions occurring between close partners. Human
capital (HC) is expected to be as important as other organizational mechanisms for the innovation impact of
PAC. An empirical application with Community Innovation Survey data confirms these arguments only
partially. The firm’s cooperation with geographically closer partners (i.e., in the same country) increases its
PAC, but it is cooperation with institutionally distant ones (e.g., research organizations) that augments it.
Among the integration mechanisms of external knowledge, those increasing the firm’s HC are the only ones
that positively moderate the innovation impact of PAC.
KW - absorptive capacity
KW - innovation cooperation
KW - absorptive capacity
KW - innovation cooperation
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/70708
U2 - 10.1080/13662716.2014.942083
DO - 10.1080/13662716.2014.942083
M3 - Article
SN - 1366-2716
VL - 21
SP - 332
EP - 357
JO - Industry and Innovation
JF - Industry and Innovation
ER -