TY - JFULL AU - Shu-Hsien. Liao and Chi-Chuan. Wu and Da-Chian. Hu and Guang An. Tsuei PY - 2009/6/ TI - Knowledge Acquisition, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation Capability: An Empirical Study of Taiwan's Knowledge-Intensive Industries T2 - International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering SP - 337 EP - 345 VL - 3 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/3757 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 29, 2009 N2 - This study investigates the roles of knowledge acquisition, absorptive capacity, and innovation capability in finance and manufacturing industries. With 362 valid questionnaires from manufactures and financial industries in Taiwan, we examine the relationships between absorptive capacity, knowledge acquisition and innovation capability using a structural equation model. The results indicate that absorptive capacity is the mediator between knowledge acquisition and innovation capability, and that knowledge acquisition has a positive effect on absorptive capacity. ER -