Although benefits of absorptive capacity for new product development have been widely acknowledged, scholars have largely ignored potential costs and challenges involved. We develop a model that examines whether the interplay between a team’s potential (PACAP) and realized absorptive capacity...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conduct an investigation into knowledge‐sharing mechanisms by empirically testing the role that context plays in the transfer of actionable knowledge, and, in turn, for innovation. Design/methodology/approach – A multiple‐respondents survey was...