关键词: 广度吸收能力, 深度吸收能力, 弱连接, 强连接, 创新绩效

Abstract: Due to different types of knowledge have different properties, the enterprises only develop absorptive capacity which matches with the characteristics of knowledge can improve the performance of knowledge absorption. According to the characteristics of breadth and depth knowledge, we put forward the concepts of breadth and depth of absorptive capacity. Based on the theory of weak and strong ties, the conceptual model is constructed. To test the conceptual model, we conducted a large-scale survey of 264 firms. Our results show that the knowledge network of weak ties and strong ties are positively related to breadth and depth of absorptive capacity, respectively; the breadth of prior knowledge moderate the relationships between knowledge network of weak ties and breadth of absorptive capacity; both the breadth and depth of absorptive capacity are positively related to innovation performance, specially, the depth of absorption capacity impact on innovation performance is higher. The empirical results also reveal the key factors affect the formation of knowledge network of weak and strong ties.

Key words: breadth of absorptive capacity, depth of absorptive capacity, weak ties, strong ties, innovation performance