#5339. SMEs innovating in collaborative networks: how does absorptive capacity matter for innovation performance in times of good partnership quality?

August 2026publication date
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Strategy and Management;
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering;
Computer Science Applications;
Control and Systems Engineering;
Software;
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Abstract:
Purpose: We investigate the impact of Absorptive Capacity (ACAP) for SMEs embedded in Collaborative Networks (CNs) on innovation performance, considering the network stages and the influence of partnership quality. Design/methodology/approach: We use a mixed methodology consisting of a qualitative than a quantitative phase. The first stage relies on an in-depth literature review and 22 interviews with 17 manufacturing SMEs having operated in collaborative innovation projects to characterize the potential and realized ACAP of such SMEs in the creation and operation stages of a CN. The second phase aims at testing four hypotheses through a hierarchical regression based on 74 responses to a survey involving SMEs with prior CN experience.
Keywords:
Absorptive capacity; Collaborative networks; Innovation performance; OLS regression; Partnership quality; SME

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