IS Theory 学习-Absorptive capacity theory

Absorptive capacity theory /Theory of absorptive capacity吸收能力理论

Main dependent construct(s)factors

Quantity of knowledge absorption, quantity of knowledge transfer, innovation, firm performance

Main independent construct(s)factors

Prior related knowledge（先验相关知识：不依赖于经验、后验知识依赖于经验）

Concise description of theory

Absorptive capacity is a firm’s ability to identify, assimilate, transform, and apply valuable external knowledge. Put another way, absorptive capacity is a limit to the rate or quantity of scientific or technological information that a firm can absorb. Conceptually, it is similar to information processing theory, but at the firm level rather than the individual level. Absorptive capacity was introduced by Cohen and Levinthal in 1990.
It is useful to note that almost all organizational literature, including Cohen and Levinthal’s (1989; 1990) original work, treats absorptive capacity as an organizational-level construct (Lane et al. 2006). Although absorptive capacity does have antecedents and consequences, it is not composed of a statement of relations among concepts within a set of assumptions and boundaries. Thus, absorptive link building service capacity is a construct, not a theory.

Originate

Strategic management, Organizational behavior

Level of analysis

Firm, group, inter-organizational dyad（组织间二元体）

Links from this theory to other theories

Information processing theory, Dynamic capabilities, Trans-active memory theory, Organizational information processing theory

Social cognitive theory社会认知理论 SCT

Main dependent construct(s)/factor(s)

Learning, Change in behavior

Main independent construct(s)/factor(s)

Personal factors, Behavior, Environment

Concise description of theory

Social cognitive theory provides a framework for understanding, predicting, and changing human behavior. The theory identifies human behavior as an interaction of personal factors, behavior, and the environment
In the model, the interaction between the person and behavior involves the influences of a person’s thoughts and actions. The interaction between the person and the environment involves human beliefs and cognitive competencies that are developed and modified by social influences and structures within the environment. The third interaction, between the environment and behavior, involves a person’s behavior determining the aspects of their environment and in turn their behavior is modified by that environment.
In conclusion, social cognitive theory is helpful for understanding and predicting both individual and group behavior and identifying methods in which behavior can be modified or changed.

Originate

Psychology

Level of analysis

Individual/Group

Links from this theory to other theories

Self-efficacy theory, Hermeneutics, Social Learning Theory