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absorptive capacity

ab-SORP-tiv kuh-PAS-ih-tee

əbˈsɔːrptɪv kəˈpæsɪtiː

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absorptivecapacity

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firm's ability to recognize the value of new external information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends; introduced by Cohen and Levinthal; organizations with high prior related knowledge have greater absorptive capacity and are better able to innovate using external knowledge sources

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