The phrase "absorptive potential" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to biology, chemistry, or materials science, where it refers to the capacity of a substance to absorb or take in another substance.
Example: "The absorptive potential of the new material was tested to determine its effectiveness in filtering pollutants from water."
Alternatives: "absorption capacity" or "absorption potential".
Organizational ambidexterity and absorptive capacities (potential and realized) make it possible for firms to leverage the availability of external knowledge and boost their innovation performance.
Some authors have redefined the concept through the distinction between a potential absorptive capacity and a realized absorptive capacity and identified four dimensions: acquire, assimilate, transform and exploit (Zahra and George 2002).
We argue that gatekeepers who combine external search with assimilation effort help to achieve innovation by contributing to building potential absorptive capacity, while shepherds who combine assimilation with utilization effort aid innovation by building realized absorptive capacity.
This paper builds upon the theoretical framework developed by Zahra and George [Absorptive capacity: a review, reconceptualization, and extension. Academy of Management Review 2002 27:185–203] to empirically explore the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity (PAC), i.e. the ability to identify and assimilate external knowledge flows.
Funding to education was the largest across the sectors, with potential absorptive capacity seemingly a key consideration.
Specifically, we use a capabilities perspective of absorptive capacity to examine potential absorptive capacity (POAC) and realized absorptive capacity (ROAC) capabilities – the two OAC capabilities that create and utilize knowledge, respectively.
Functionally, increased intestinal length corresponds with increased disaccharidase activity, thus implying potential increased absorptive capacity of the lengthened bowel.
Accordingly, hands-on strategies for developing potential and realized absorptive capacity are suggested.
We advance our argument by identifying three contingency factors: technology trajectories, power of supply chain, potential and realized absorptive capacity.
Third, the article links the business model design and native pull/push capability to potential and realized absorptive capacity.
