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Absorptive Capacity for R&D: The Identification of Different Firm Profiles

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  • Arturo Rodríguez-Castellanos
  • Markus Hagemeister
  • Stanislav Ranguelov

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Being competitive requires continuously performing product and process innovations nowadays. Because of this reason, the absorption of externally generated R&D is increasingly important for companies. It is well known that companies differ regarding their aptitude for knowledge absorption. This paper aims at the identification of different firm profiles by means of the identification and valuation of drivers that support the absorption of external R&D. For this, we have carried out an empirical work that is based on a random sample of companies located in the northern Spanish county of Biscay. We identify four company conglomerates according to their attitude to absorb externally generated R&D.

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  • Arturo Rodríguez-Castellanos & Markus Hagemeister & Stanislav Ranguelov, 2009. "Absorptive Capacity for R&D: The Identification of Different Firm Profiles," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(8), pages 1267-1283, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:18:y:2009:i:8:p:1267-1283
    DOI: 10.1080/09654311003791317
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