Journal of Hotel and Business Management
Open Access
ISSN: 2169-0286
+44 20 3868 9735
ISSN: 2169-0286
+44 20 3868 9735
Department of Economics and Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Research Article
Knowledge Absorptive Capacity and Organizational Responsiveness: The Moderating Role of Strategic Orientation
Author(s): Elham Shahmiri Lakeh*, Alireza Khorakian and Mahdi Forghani Bajestani
Purpose: This study highlights knowledge absorptive capacity as a core capability playing a key role in organizational
success through increased responsiveness to environmental changes. It also aims to evaluate the strategic orientation
of prospector, analyzer, and defender organizations as a contextual factor conditioning the effect of knowledge
absorptive capacity.
Design: The study adopts a quantitative approach using self-administered questionnaires. The primary data collected
from senior managers of 80 medium and large manufacturing firms were used in multiple regressions to test the
hypotheses.
Findings: The results suggest that there is a positive, significant relationship between knowledge absorptive capacity
and organizational responsiveness. Further, this positive effect is more pronounced f.. Read More»
