Strategies For Maximizing Organizational Absorptive Capacity

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss strategies for maximizing organizational absorptive capacity.Design/methodology/approach - The views presented here have been derived from authors' extensive research and professional experience. Support for the claims made is provided through anecdotal evidence and related literature.Findings - The viewpoint discusses how organizational absorptive capacity may be maximized through actions and interactions of a wide range of individual, managerial, organizational, and inter-organizational factors.Originality/value - The viewpoint may assist practitioners with developing strategies for improving vicarious learning. From a theoretical perspective, the claims made in the paper present fertile ground for future empirical testing.