Developing Absorptive Capacity through e-Business: The Case of International SMEs
研究了制造业中小企业如何通过电子商务能力发展吸收能力，以应对国际化带来的环境不确定性，从而提升国际化绩效。基于588家制造企业的调查数据，发现电子商务能力通过促进网络、先进制造和营销能力来影响绩效。
This research uses the absorptive capacity concept as a theoretical lens to study the effect of e‐business upon the internationalization performance of small and medium‐sized enterprises (), addressing the following research issue: To what extent are manufacturing successful in developing their potential and realized absorptive capacity in response to the environmental uncertainty brought about by their internationalization? Results of a survey study of 588 manufacturing indicate that e‐business capabilities have a significant impact on internationalization performance to the extent that these capabilities are developed as a response to increased environmental uncertainty. Moreover, these capabilities are realized through the development of networking, advanced manufacturing, and marketing capabilities that also respond to environmental uncertainty.