企业如何利用社会网络提升吸收能力  

How Can Firms Use Social Network to Enhance Their Absorptive Capacity

作　　者：戴芳[1] 

机构地区：[1]上海交通大学安泰经济与管理学院,上海200052

出　　处：《上海管理科学》2014年第6期42-44,共3页Shanghai Management Science

摘　　要：在知识经济的背景下,吸收能力被认为是企业提升绩效和增强创新的战略能力。社会网络被认为可以对潜在的吸收能力和实现的吸收能力都产生积极影响。本文从社会网络的关系层面,从外部和内部两个视角,分别阐述了社会网络如何影响吸收能力的两个维度。本文还从提升吸能力的视角,提出了有效构建和维护社会网络的措施。Under the background of knowledge economy, absorptive capacity （AC） is regarded as a strategic capacity via which firms can improve performance and innovation. Social network is argued to have positive impact to the two dimensions of absorptive capacity-potential AC and realized AC. This paper analyzes from the perspective of relational embeddedness how network influences the two dimensions of AC. Both external network and internal network are considered. The paper also brings forward tactics for building and maintaining an effective social network in order to enhance a firm＇s AC.

关 键 词：吸收能力 社会网络 关系嵌入 关系强度 信任 

分 类 号：F270[经济管理—企业管理]