The importance of internal and external knowledge sourcing and firm performance: A latent class estimation

Torben Pedersen, Christine Soo, Timothy M. Devinney

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Abstract

This research examines the differential impact of the importance of internally and externally sourced information and knowledge and their relationship to absorptive capacity and firm performance. In addition, this analysis deals directly with the unobservable heterogeneity amongst firms that is generally viewed as the raison d'être for a unique resource-based perspective of organizational performance. Latent class, finite mixture regression models are used that show that a single model relating knowledge sourcing, absorptive capacity and firm performance is inadequate in explaining even a minor portion of the variation which is seen between firms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDynamics of Globalization
Subtitle of host publicationLocation-Specific Advantages or Liabilities of Foreignness
EditorsChristian Asmussen, Torben Pedersen, Timothy Devinney, Laszlo Tihanyi
Pages389-423
Number of pages35
ISBN (Electronic)9780857249920
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Jun 2011

Publication series

NameAdvances in International Management
Volume24
ISSN (Print)1571-5027

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