The positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on R&D investment: the case of Argentina’s ict firms

Abstract The model analyzes the positive moderating role of absorptive capacity (ACAP) in the innovative outcomes of the firms. It focuses on ACAP as a moderating variable of the innovative efforts that firms develop or have the chance of incorporating from outside and not just as an antecedent of t...

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Main Authors: LUIS FELIPE AGRAMUNT, JUAN M. BERBEL-PINEDA
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Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000603207&lng=en&tlng=en
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description Abstract The model analyzes the positive moderating role of absorptive capacity (ACAP) in the innovative outcomes of the firms. It focuses on ACAP as a moderating variable of the innovative efforts that firms develop or have the chance of incorporating from outside and not just as an antecedent of the innovation results. The empirical evidence collected comes from a study conducted on 189 SMEs working in IT services in Argentina and the results prove the main hypothesis of how ACAP is a positive moderating factor of the innovative effort of firms, even in the case of the connections created by their the participation in international networks not having a high correlation. Some suggestions for policymaker managers and future lines of research are provided.
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spelling doaj.art-1f7df81e6e5b4708b181a430245d05d62022-12-21T18:37:47ZengAcademia Brasileira de CiênciasAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências1678-26909033207322110.1590/0001-3765201820171036S0001-37652018000603207The positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on R&D investment: the case of Argentina’s ict firmsLUIS FELIPE AGRAMUNTJUAN M. BERBEL-PINEDAAbstract The model analyzes the positive moderating role of absorptive capacity (ACAP) in the innovative outcomes of the firms. It focuses on ACAP as a moderating variable of the innovative efforts that firms develop or have the chance of incorporating from outside and not just as an antecedent of the innovation results. The empirical evidence collected comes from a study conducted on 189 SMEs working in IT services in Argentina and the results prove the main hypothesis of how ACAP is a positive moderating factor of the innovative effort of firms, even in the case of the connections created by their the participation in international networks not having a high correlation. Some suggestions for policymaker managers and future lines of research are provided.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000603207&lng=en&tlng=enabsorptive capacityinnovationinternationalizationnetworksinnovative result
spellingShingle LUIS FELIPE AGRAMUNT
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The positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on R&D investment: the case of Argentina’s ict firms
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absorptive capacity
innovation
internationalization
networks
innovative result
title The positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on R&D investment: the case of Argentina’s ict firms
title_full The positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on R&D investment: the case of Argentina’s ict firms
title_fullStr The positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on R&D investment: the case of Argentina’s ict firms
title_full_unstemmed The positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on R&D investment: the case of Argentina’s ict firms
title_short The positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on R&D investment: the case of Argentina’s ict firms
title_sort positive moderating effect of absorptive capacity on r d investment the case of argentina s ict firms
topic absorptive capacity
innovation
internationalization
networks
innovative result
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