LEAL RODRÍGUEZ, ANTONIO LUIS, Roldan, Jose L. , ARIZA MONTES, JOSÉ ANTONIO, Leal-Millan, Antonio
No
Int. J. Proj. Manag.
Article
Científica
2.436
1.411
01/08/2014
000337875600002
2-s2.0-84901638641
Starting from the construct absorptive capacity, this study separately treats its two dimensions - potential absorptive capacity (PACAP) and realized absorptive capacity (RACAP) - and analyzes their influence on innovation outcomes (IO) in project teams. We also examine potential absorptive capacity as an antecedent of realized absorptive capacity. In addition, we propose that relational learning (RL) will play a moderator role reinforcing the PACAP and RACAP link. Consequently, this paper builds and tests a conditional process model. Data was collected from a sample of 110 project managers of firms belonging to the Spanish automotive components manufacturing sector. Results from variance-based structural equation modeling and PROCESS tool show that RACAP fully mediates the influence of the PACAP on IO, and this indirect effect is positively conditioned by RL. This paper provides evidence that when RL achieves a low value, this indirect influence is not different from zero. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. APM and IPMA. All rights reserved.
Absorptive capacity; Potential absorptive capacity; Realized absorptive capacity innovation outcomes; Relational learning; Project teams