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Learning of SMEs in Networks: The Role Of Absorptive Capacity

Building on the seminal paper of Cohen and Levinthal (1990) in which R&D-expenditure is taken as the main indicator for absorptive capacity, this study discusses four alternative indicators, i.e. Internal knowledge base, cooperation, external knowledge base and internal cooperation.