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- Claire Zerwas
- Matthias Bertram
- Harald von Korflesch
Abstract
Die Relevanz der Aufnahme externen Wissens im unternehmerischen Kontext zeigt sich in einer hohen Anzahl von Publikationen zur sogenannten Absorptive Capacity (ACAP). Ihr wird eine kritische Rolle bei der Schaffung von Innovationen und strategischen Wettbewerbsvorteilen nachgesagt. Lane et al. (2006) stellen jedoch fest, dass sich das Konzept der ACAP in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur verselbstständigt hat und neuere Definitionen ursprüngliche Erkenntnisse oftmals vernachlässigen. Zudem fällt auf, dass kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) als Untersuchungsgegenstand in der ACAP-Forschung keine zentrale Stellung einzunehmen scheinen. Der vorliegende Beitrag führt die Literaturanalyse von Lane et al. (2006) weiter fort mit dem Ziel, einerseits die Weiterentwicklung der ACAP in zentralen wissenschaftlichen Beiträgen zu untersuchen sowie andererseits deren Beitrag zur KMU-Forschung herauszuarbeiten. Die Ergebnisse legen nahe, dass die Bedeutung des Konzeptes der ACAP angehalten hat und KMU in den zentralen Beiträgen zur ACAP weiterhin ignoriert werden. Dennoch können wichtige Implikationen zur Weiterentwicklung ihrer ACAP abgeleitet werden. / The great interest and relevance of the absorption of external knowledge is reflected in a high number of publications on so-called absorptive capacity (ACAP). It is said to have a critical role in the creation of innovations and competitive advantages. Lane et al. (2006) note, however, that the concept ACAP has become reified in the scientific literature and more recent definitions often neglect original findings. It is also noticeable that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as an object of investigation seem to take no central place in the ACAP research. In this paper we therefore investigated if and how these findings have changed since then. The results suggest that the concept of ACAP has lost none of its significance and SMEs are indeed still ignored in the central papers on ACAP. Nevertheless, important implications for the development of the ACAP of SMEs can be derived from literature.
Suggested Citation
Claire Zerwas & Matthias Bertram & Harald von Korflesch, 2016.
"Die Bedeutung der Absorptive Capacity für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Ergebnisse einer Literaturanalyse,"
ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 64(3), pages 213-233.
Handle:
RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v64_y2016_i3_q3_p213-233
DOI: 10.3790/zfke.64.3.213
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