The relationship between path dependence andabsorptive capacity based on corporate lifecycle theory

Abstract

Abstract: From three perspectives of organization structure, corporate culture, and core competitiveness, the mechanism that path dependence affected absorptive capacity was revealed in different corporate lifecycle phases. Then that there was a quadratic non-linear relationship between path dependence and absorptive capacity is assumed. Meanwhile, the structural equation model was established, and then 248 valid samples were analyzed by using SPSS and LISREL software. The empirical results show strong evidence for a quadratic non-linear relationship between the two variables, and threshold effect is also existed in the effects of absorptive capacity. As a result, the empirical evidence and suggestions for high-tech enterprises to develop absorptive capacity are provided.

Key words: corporate lifecycle, path dependence, absorptive capacity, threshold effect

CLC Number:

F270.7

Wang Xiangyang, Liu Zhanli, Zhao Yingxin. The relationship between path dependence andabsorptive capacity based on corporate lifecycle theory[J]. Science Research Management, 2011, 32(9): 1-6,73.

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