Absorptive capacity: A process perspective

Management Learning

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 483-501

  Easterby Smith, Mark ^a   Graça, Manuel ^b   Antonacopoulou, Elena ^c,d   Ferdinand, Jason ^c,d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Boundaries; Dynamic capabilities; Organizational learning; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249090651     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507608096037     Document Type: Review

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