LEARNING ORIENTATION AND ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AS DETERMINANTS OF INNOVATIVENESS AND FIRM PERFORMANCE

Abstract

Learning orientation and absorptive capacity of firms are hotspot subjects in social sciences and management especially in recent years because of their role on knowledge production, management and made valuable which determine the competitive advantage in the information age. Besides, knowledge is a key ingredient for innovation and performance. Considering the incomplete picture in previous researches, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of both learning orientation and absorptive capacity on firm innovativeness. This study also examines the effects of learning orientation, absorptive capacity and firm innovativeness on firm performance. Based on the analysis of the data which is collected from 102 firms operating in automotive main and supply industries in Turkey by survey method, we found that: (i) commitment to learning affects firm innovativeness and intraorganizational knowledge sharing affects firm performance, (ii) assimilation affects firm innovativeness, transformation and exploitation affect firm performance and acquisition affects both firm innovativeness and firm performance. (C) 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk