Absorptive Capacity and Firm Performance in SMEs: The Mediating Influence of Strategic Alliances

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作者：
Flatten, Tessa Christina [1 ]
Greve, Greta Isabell [1 ]
Brettel, Malte [1 ]
机构：
[1] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, D-52062 Aachen, Germany
来源：
EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW | 2011年 / 8卷 / 03期
关键词：
absorptive capacity; dynamic capabilities; strategic alliances; moderated mediation; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY; MARKET ORIENTATION; VALUE CREATION; START-UP; INNOVATION; ANTECEDENTS; MANAGEMENT; EXPLORATION;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1740-4762.2011.01015.x
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
Absorptive capacity (ACAP) is a firm's ability to innovate by identifying, assimilating, and exploiting knowledge available in its environment. ACAP has been widely researched, but this research has not sufficiently analyzed the influence of ACAP on an interfirm level, especially regarding the multidimensional character of this construct. The present study intends to reveal whether the relationship between ACAP and firm performance in small and mediun sized enterprises (SMEs) is mediated by strategic alliances. Furthermore, different moderating characteristics such as age and size of the companies are taken into consideration. The findings indicate that strategic alliances of SMEs mediate both the relationship between ACAP and firm performance and the relationship between each dimension of ACAP and firm performance. However, these results might not be valid under certain circumstances since strategic alliances have no mediating influence when it comes to young SMEs, for example.
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