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... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > issues in organizational structure > absorptive capacity

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absorptive capacity  

Definition

  • Cohen and Levinthal introduced the notion of absorptive capacity in 1990. The notion of absorptive capacity refers to the capacity of the recipient to assimilate value and use the knowledge transferred. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Absorptive Capacity]

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