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Absorptive Capacity

How to bring foreign knowledge (technology) to the local economy?

Absorptive capacity refers to an organization's ability to acquire, assimilate, and apply new knowledge effectively.

¿Is firm x capable of adopting technology or process y?

Capacity Building.

References

  • Absorvative Capacity
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  • Absorptive Capacity