Main studies investigating AC micro-foundations
| Authors | Objective(s) | Effect factors studied | Analytical method | Research context/sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siachou and Gkorezis (2014) | Investigate individual level antecedents of individuals’ AC | Psychological empowerment | Multiple regression analysis; usefulness analysis | Survey of 100 private employees working at two manufacturing organizations |
| Ebers and Maurer (2014) | Investigate micro-foundations of organizations’ PAC and RAC | Organizational boundary spanners’ external and internal relational embeddedness and their relational empowerment | Maximum likelihood estimation of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) | Project managers of 218 projects at 144 firms in German mechanical engineering and plant engineering industries |
| Lowik et al. (2016) | Investigate combined effect of individual and organizational factors on teams’ AC | Individuals’ ACAP; team-level social integration mechanisms | PLS-SEM; fs/QCA | Survey of 297 employees of four medium-sized Dutch firms, working in 48 functional teams |
| Ojo et al. (2017) | Investigate micro-level antecedents of asymmetric joint project engineering teams’ AC | Individuals’ prior experience and need for cognition; team-level shared cognitive capability | SEM | Survey of 248 local employees from 76 joint project engineering teams in the Nigerian upstream oil industry |
| Rafique et al. (2018) | Investigate the impact of employees’ behavior on development of absorptive capacity | Knowledge sharing; learning adaptability; organizational commitment | Multiple regression analysis | Survey of 170 respondents from pharmaceutical firms in Pakistan |
| Yildiz et al. (2019) | Investigate individual-level antecedents of individuals’ AC in the context of MNCs | Individuals’ work motivation, ability and opportunity | SEM | Survey of 648 engineers working across a range of different functional areas at a large European multiunit manufacturing MNC |
| Pratoom (2022) | Investigate the teams’ goal orientations on individuals’ AC and the moderating effects of transformational leadership climate in this process | Three teams’ trait goal orientations (mastery, performance-prove and performance-avoid goals) | Multilevel method | Survey of 480 members in 76 teams from accounting firms in Northeast Thailand |
| Authors | Objective(s) | Effect factors studied | Analytical method | Research context/sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigate individual level antecedents of individuals’ AC | Psychological empowerment | Multiple regression analysis; usefulness analysis | Survey of 100 private employees working at two manufacturing organizations | |
| Investigate micro-foundations of organizations’ PAC and RAC | Organizational boundary spanners’ external and internal relational embeddedness and their relational empowerment | Maximum likelihood estimation of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) | Project managers of 218 projects at 144 firms in German mechanical engineering and plant engineering industries | |
| Investigate combined effect of individual and organizational factors on teams’ AC | Individuals’ ACAP; team-level social integration mechanisms | PLS-SEM; fs/QCA | Survey of 297 employees of four medium-sized Dutch firms, working in 48 functional teams | |
| Investigate micro-level antecedents of asymmetric joint project engineering teams’ AC | Individuals’ prior experience and need for cognition; team-level shared cognitive capability | SEM | Survey of 248 local employees from 76 joint project engineering teams in the Nigerian upstream oil industry | |
| Investigate the impact of employees’ behavior on development of absorptive capacity | Knowledge sharing; learning adaptability; organizational commitment | Multiple regression analysis | Survey of 170 respondents from pharmaceutical firms in Pakistan | |
| Investigate individual-level antecedents of individuals’ AC in the context of MNCs | Individuals’ work motivation, ability and opportunity | SEM | Survey of 648 engineers working across a range of different functional areas at a large European multiunit manufacturing MNC | |
| Investigate the teams’ goal orientations on individuals’ AC and the moderating effects of transformational leadership climate in this process | Three teams’ trait goal orientations (mastery, performance-prove and performance-avoid goals) | Multilevel method | Survey of 480 members in 76 teams from accounting firms in Northeast Thailand |