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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2018.9.12.217

Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Technology Innovation and Commercialization Capacities and Management Performance  

Kim, Young-Ki (Department of Management Information Systems, Chungbuk National University)
Park, Seong-Taek (SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.9, no.12, 2018 , pp. 217-225 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzes the effects of the absorptive capacity on the technology innovation and commercialization capacities and the management performance. Based on previous studies, the absorptive capacity is sub-classified into the exploratory absorptive capacity and the exploitative absorptive capacity, which are set as independent variables, to analyze their effects on the technology innovation and commercialization capacities. In short, the absorptive capacity has positive effects on the technology innovation and commercialization capacities. In addition, the technology innovation capacity and the technology commercialization capacity have positive effects on the management performance. The findings confirm that the absorptive capacity is an important factor impacting on the corporate innovation, and suggest that businesses should recognize the importance of the absorptive capacity as a guideline for developing their strategies for technological innovation.
Keywords
Absorptive Capacity; Technology Innovation Capacity; Commercialization Capacity; Technology Innovation; Management Performance;
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