%0 Journal Article %1 Daghfous2004 %A Daghfous, Abdelkader %D 2004 %J SAM Advanced Management Journal %K Totalqualitymanagement Management OrganizationalBehavior Organization CorporateCulture BestPractice OrganizationalChange %N 2 %P 21 - 27 %T Absorptive Capacity and the Implementation of Knowledge-Intensive Best Practices. %U http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,url,shib&db=buh&AN=13436004&site=ehost-live %V 69 %X The information age of the 21st century is intensely competitive. Having the latest information about best practices, for example, and being able to integrate this information with internal know-how may spell the difference between competitive success and failure. Therefore, a firm's absorptive capacity - ability to acquire, assimilate, transform, and exploit knowledge - may determine its level of organizational innovation and adaptability. To encourage and increase absorptive capacity, top management must be committed to the goal, communication across functional boundaries and general knowledge sharing must be encouraged, and organizations must support an open culture.

@article{Daghfous2004, abstract = {The information age of the 21st century is intensely competitive. Having the latest information about best practices, for example, and being able to integrate this information with internal know-how may spell the difference between competitive success and failure. Therefore, a firm's absorptive capacity - ability to acquire, assimilate, transform, and exploit knowledge - may determine its level of organizational innovation and adaptability. To encourage and increase absorptive capacity, top management must be committed to the goal, communication across functional boundaries and general knowledge sharing must be encouraged, and organizations must support an open culture.}, added-at = {2010-11-15T23:03:49.000+0100}, author = {Daghfous, Abdelkader}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/260611f023b4a1491ae5e47c3b87eb953/usman.qadir}, description = {(07497075)}, file = {:D\:\\UserFiles\\Schwan\\Documents\\Personal Digital Library\\Political Economy and Technology Acquisition\\Acquisition Absorption Accumulation\\Daghfous2004.pdf:PDF}, interhash = {3a1f035f327eae78a48105cb592de8bd}, intrahash = {60611f023b4a1491ae5e47c3b87eb953}, issn = {07497075}, journal = {SAM Advanced Management Journal}, keywords = {Totalqualitymanagement Management OrganizationalBehavior Organization CorporateCulture BestPractice OrganizationalChange}, number = 2, pages = {21 - 27}, timestamp = {2010-11-15T23:03:49.000+0100}, title = {Absorptive Capacity and the Implementation of Knowledge-Intensive Best Practices.}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,url,shib&db=buh&AN=13436004&site=ehost-live}, volume = 69, year = 2004 }