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Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation
Administrative Science Quarterly · 1990 · Vol. 35(1) · pp. 128–128
Wesley M. Cohen✉(Carnegie Mellon University)Daniel A. Levinthal
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Wesley M. Cohen, Daniel A. Levinthal, Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 1, Special Issue: Technology, Organizations, and Innovation (Mar., 1990), pp. 128-152
Innovation and Knowledge ManagementIntellectual Capital and Performance AnalysisInnovation Diffusion and ForecastingAbsorptive capacityPerspective (graphical)Knowledge managementPsychologySociologyComputer scienceArtificial intelligence
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