The Need for Absorptive Capacity Alleviates the Free-Rider Problem in Knowledge Production
Published Online:13 Mar 2026https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2024.06471
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- Received:June 11, 2024
- Accepted:January 08, 2026
- Published Online:March 13, 2026
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Jerker Denrell, Jerry Luukkonen, Nick Chater, Chengwei Liu (2026) The Need for Absorptive Capacity Alleviates the Free-Rider Problem in Knowledge Production. Management Science 0(0).
https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2024.06471
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The authors are grateful for ideas and input from Daniel Levinthal and the seminar participants at the 2025 Organization Science Winter Conference. The authors are also grateful to Department Editor Alfonso Gambardella, the associate editor, and the four anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful guidance and suggestions.
