Research on knowledge absorptive capacity of enterprise

Knowledge absorptive capacity is the key factor of maintaining continuous innovation of enterprise and is a collection of skills and knowledge that the enterprise acquires, absorbs, transforms and utilizes external knowledge. Knowledge absorptive capacity can be analyzed from the two aspects of individuals and organizations, so the knowledge absorptive capacity of enterprises depends on the knowledge absorptive capacity of individuals and the mechanism of knowledge exchange among staffs. Whether potential absorptive capacity can be transformed into actual absorptive capacity depends on the motion of knowledge absorptive of individuals and the integration mechanism of enterprise. Whether absorptive capacity can be transformed into competitive advantage depends on the level of intellectual property protection in external markets.