AlbertoFerreras AliciaPiedrabuena JuanManuelBelda RicardBarberà AlfonsoOltra RakelPoveda JaimePrat LourdesTortosa Analysis and Adaptation of Workplaces for People with Cognitive Disabilities Using Software Tools. Springer 5105 721-728 2008 VicenteCasaresGiner PabloGarcía-Escalle JorgeMataixOltra Modeling Mobility Tracking Procedures in PCS Systems Using Stochastic Activity Networks. IJWIN 9 213-226 2002 PatrickLlerena VanessaOltra Diversity of innovative strategy as a source of technological performance Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 13 179–201 2002 MariaJ.Oltra MarisaFlor The Impact of Technological Opportunities and Innovative Capabilities on Firms’ Output Innovation Creativity & Innovation Management 12 137-144 2003 In this study, we analyse the effect that external sources of knowledge and absorptive capacity exert on a firm's output innovation. In addition, we examine the moderating influence of absorptive capacity on the effect that technological opportunities have on output innovation. Empirical research was carried out on a sample of 91 Spanish firms from the ceramic tile industry. Absorptive capacity is operationalized by ‘systematic or continuous R&D’ and output innovation by ‘percentage of sales from new products’. Technological opportunities are divided into several industry and non-industry related variables. Our results show the positive effect that both the industry's technological opportunities and a systematic approach to R&D exert on output innovation. Moreover, firms with a systematic approach to R&D usually achieve higher innovation output than firms which do not follow this approach. The innovation results of this second group decrease as a result of embedded technology acquisition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]