Relationships between collective learning, absorptive capacity, and innovation performance. (1st January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lin, Ming-Ji James; Chuang, Min-Yueh; Wei, Kuan-Liang
• Is Part Of: International journal of innovation and learning. Volume 16:Number 3(2014)
• Page Start: 338
• Page End: 352
• Publication Date: 2014-01-01
• Subjects: innovation -- learning -- collective learning -- absorptive capacity -- innovation performance -- clusters -- regression analysis; Knowledge management -- Periodicals; Learning -- Periodicals; Diffusion of innovations -- Periodicals; 006.33
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-8197

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide a quantitative analysis of collective learning, absorptive capacity, and innovation performance as key success factors in industrial cluster. The study focuses, in particular on the mediation effect of absorptive capacity, largely neglected in the literature. The results show that collective learning including interaction with local firms, interaction with local institutions and interaction with local labour market have positive effects on innovation performance. As expected, results indicate that the effects of collective learning on innovation performance were mediated by absorptive capacity.