A firm's ability to acquire and exploit external knowledge is often critical to achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage. In this study, we adopt a multi-dimensional view of absorptive capacity and focus specifically on the application of external knowledge that has been obtained via...

Contents: Preface -- Part I. Innovations and organizations -- 1. Research on organizational innovation -- 2. Concepts, theories, and contexts -- Part II. Elements of organizational innovation -- 3. Types of innovation - technical, nontechnical, hybrid -- 4. Spectrum of innovation radicalness --...