TY - JOUR
T1 - Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)
AU - Pérez Sánchez, Elkin Olaguer
AU - Toro Jaramillo, Ivan Dario
AU - Yépez, Andres
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This article presents, from a conceptual framework, the characterization of what are absorptive capacities and innovation activities in a specific context, innovative enterprises in Medellin - Colombia, using a mixed methodology on a population of 363 enterprises, drawing conclusions that would suggest that enterprises with more developed acquisition and assimilation capacities, that make up what Zahra & George (2002) called "potential absorptive capacity", are enterprises that have better results in innovation activities, both R&D and innovation efforts, drawing attention to this group are also companies that make greater investment in R & D.
AB - This article presents, from a conceptual framework, the characterization of what are absorptive capacities and innovation activities in a specific context, innovative enterprises in Medellin - Colombia, using a mixed methodology on a population of 363 enterprises, drawing conclusions that would suggest that enterprises with more developed acquisition and assimilation capacities, that make up what Zahra & George (2002) called "potential absorptive capacity", are enterprises that have better results in innovation activities, both R&D and innovation efforts, drawing attention to this group are also companies that make greater investment in R & D.
KW - Absorption capacities
KW - Absorptive capacity
KW - Potential absorption capacity
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M3 - Artículo en revista científica indexada
AN - SCOPUS:85020203115
SN - 0798-1015
VL - 38
JO - Espacios
JF - Espacios
IS - 26
M1 - 27
ER -