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How Individuals Engage in the Absorption of New External Knowledge: A Process Model of Absorptive Capacity
Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 356 - 380
Published: Dec 5, 2018
Abstract
This paper offers a process model of how individuals engage in the absorption of new external knowledge. Data collection is centered on the experiences of knowledge workers in recognizing, assimilating, and applying external knowledge. The process model delineates how individuals engage in the absorptive capacity (AC) process through: (1) valuing knowledge potential by assessing the motivation to assimilate knowledge and by evaluating...
Paper Details
Title
How Individuals Engage in the Absorption of New External Knowledge: A Process Model of Absorptive Capacity
Published Date
Dec 5, 2018
Volume
36
Issue
3
Pages
356 - 380