Managing absorptive capacity: the role of leadership and organizational culture
Many organizations rely on external knowledge sources to remain innovative and competitive. However, despite employing similar strategies, some firms demonstrate higher levels of innovation than others ¿ a difference in performance that scholars associate with absorptive capacity. The construct is b...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| Repository: | Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/56578 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2454/56578 |
| Access Level: | Embargoed access |
| Keyword: | Absorptive capacity Potential absorptive capacity Realized absorptive capacity Organizational learning culture Empowering leadership style Innovation |
| Summary: | Many organizations rely on external knowledge sources to remain innovative and competitive. However, despite employing similar strategies, some firms demonstrate higher levels of innovation than others ¿ a difference in performance that scholars associate with absorptive capacity. The construct is built upon two dimensions, Potential Absorptive Capacity (PAC) and Realized Absorptive Capacity (RAC). This study thus seeks to explore the impact of empowering leadership and organizational learning culture as antecedents of PAC and RAC. Further, it aims to test the mediating role of PAC in these relationships. To achieve this objective, a data sample collected from 97 Spanish manufacturing firms is tested through structural equation modelling using the partial least squares (PLS) approach. The results confirm the significance of segregating potential and realized knowledge to understand the impact of empowering leadership and organizational learning culture to enhance a firm¿s dynamic capability for achieving innovation, leading to theoretical and practical implications. |
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