Authors: ShuHsien Liao ChihChiang Chen DaChian Hu Yuchun Chung MinJu Yang
Publish Date: 2016/11/26
Volume: 42, Issue: 6, Pages: 1431-1450
Abstract
This study proposes a theoretical model to investigate a sustainable competitive advantage CA by developing the absorptive capacity AC knowledge transfer TR organizational learning OL and in Taiwan’s financial and high technology industries Structural equation modeling is employed to examine the influence between each variable and whether their relationships are varied in these two different industries The study population comprises the top 100 financial and top 1000 hightechnology enterprises in Taiwan published by Common Wealth Magazine in 2012 A total of 345 valid responses were collected The research results indicate that OL serves as partial and full mediators between AC TR and CA respectively In addition moderating effect exists in different industries on the theoretical model Finally discussion and implications are described for concluding research findings
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