Absorptive capacity in the context of innovation: a bibliometric study

Authors

  • Rafael Pereira Ocampo Moré Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000
  • Cláudio Reis Gonçalo Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000
  • Sandra Martins Lohn Vargas Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000
  • Elvis Roni Bucior Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000.
  • Priscila Cembranel Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/1215

Keywords:

Absorptive capacity, innovation, bibliometrics

Abstract

The paper presents a bibliometric study to demonstrate the evolution of the publication on the subject absorptive capacity and its interface with the innovation. It features major international productions among the years 1990-2012. It totals 1,447 international articles filtered in the title, abstract and keywords. Analyses are presented from graphics with intersections of authors, universities, year of publication, countries and the H-INDEX impact factor in major journals, extracted from the SCIMAGO Journal Country Rank. Relevance is identified in much of the international publication on the subject studied and present in major journals, which may represent a publishing opportunity for researchers with regard to national and international publishing.

Author Biographies

Rafael Pereira Ocampo Moré, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000

Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Doutorando em Administração do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI

Cláudio Reis Gonçalo, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000

Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI

Sandra Martins Lohn Vargas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000

Professora do Centro Universitário Estácio de Sá de Santa Catarina. Doutoranda em Administração do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI

Elvis Roni Bucior, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000.

Professor da Faculdade Sinergia. Mestrando em Administração do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI.

Priscila Cembranel, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua João Coan, 400, Bairro Centro - Biguaçu - Santa Catarina. CEP 88160-000

Doutoranda no Programa de Pós Graduação em Administração da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí.

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2014-03-28

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