The role of international knowledge acquisition and absorptive capacity as a predictor of international performance
- Casillas Bueno, José Carlos
- Acedo González, Francico José
- Moreno Menéndez, Ana María
- Barbero, José Luis
- García Machado, Juan José (coord.)
Editorial: Escuela Superior de Gestión Comercial y Marketing, ESIC
ISBN: 978-84-7356-914-9
Año de publicación: 2013
Congreso: Asociación Europea de Dirección y Economía de Empresa. Congreso Nacional (27. 2013. Islantilla)
Tipo: Aportación congreso
Resumen
International Business literature recognizes the central role of knowledge and learning as a key determinant of internationalization of firms. While stage-model underlined the influence of experiential learning, new research has shown that other knowledge acquisition are also relevant, which can be structured following Huber's model (1991) �as congenital, grafted, vicarious and search knowledge acquisition. But knowledge acquisition is only a first step for learning. In this sense, absorptive capacity appears as a useful construct, integrating knowledge acquisition, assimilation, transformation, and exploitation capacity (Zahra & George, 2002). This paper analysed the influence of knowledge acquisition types on international performance, considering absorptive capacity dimensions as moderator and mediators variables, based on a sample of 200 Spanish exporters SMEs.