Since the1990s, network and communications technology as the core of the ITrevolution, entered the world economy a new economic era, which information, networks andknowledge as the main content. Only through constant innovation can maintain a goodposition in the fierce competition. But complex and volatile external environment as well asquickly update the technical knowledge made their own innovation into a passive situation.Only reasonable and effective use of external knowledge can meet market change, resultingin good performance. The use of external knowledge has become an important way ofinnovative.Knowledge-based view of innovation has become the focus of attention from academiaand practice. Foreign research in the field is not yet mature and the conclusion is inconsistent,domestic studies are just starting, theoretical discussion and empirical analysis are rarelyseen.The basis for a systematic literature review on the research of domestic and foreignabout external knowledge absorption, capability and innovation performance, against the lackof existing research, the research intend to use the Pearl River Delta region enterprises as theresearch object to widely sent out questionnaires, use SPSS18.0and AMOS17.0to relatedstatistical analysis of the data and build a structural model, mainly discusses:(1) How theexternal knowledge acquisition impact on innovation performance, which external knowledgeacquisition can improve innovation performance?(2) Absorptive capacity as an intermediaryvariable, what its’ the intermediary mechanism to external knowledge acquisition andinnovation performance is?(3) Absorptive capacity is divided into two dimensions includingpotential absorptive capacity and the reality of the absorptive capacity, and further excavatedthe internal mechanism of the absorption capacity.Through these three issues discussion to dig out the concept of the external knowledgeacquisition, absorption capacity and innovation performance more meaningful theoreticalvalue, and expand the space of the theory is applied to enhance corporate innovationperformance and competitive advantage theoretical guidance. The results show after the empirieal analysis of the206valid samples:(1) Externalknowledge acquisition has a significant positive impact on innovation performance.(2)External knowledge acquisition has a significant positive influence on absorptive capacity, inwhich external knowledge acquisition has a significant positive influence on potentialabsorptive capacity and realistic absorption capacity.(3) Absorptive capacity has a significantpositive influence on innovation performance, while potential absorptive capacity has apositive influence on innovation performance is not supported, realistic absorption capacityhas a significant positive influence on innovation performance.(4) Absorptive capacity playsan intermediary role in the impact between external knowledge acquisition and innovationperformance, while potential absorptive capacity plays an intermediary role in the impactbetween external knowledge acquisition and innovation performance is not supported,realistic absorption capacity plays an intermediary role in the impact between externalknowledge acquisition and innovation performance. |