SME Performance Outcomes: The Role of Technological Absorptive Capacity and E-Business Innovation
中小企业绩效结果：技术吸收能力与电子商务创新的作用
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https://doi.org/10.65967/siss.v44i2.131Keywords:
Business performance, E-business innovation, Technological absorptive capacity, Multigroup analysisAbstract
This study examines the relationship between technological absorptive capacity and SME business performance, with e-business innovation as a mediating mechanism. Using data from 179 sunflower oil–processing SMEs in Tanzania and applying PLS-SEM, the findings show that technological absorptive capacity significantly enhances business performance, both directly and indirectly through e-business innovation. The mediation effect is partial, indicating that absorptive capacity influences performance partly by fostering e-business innovation. Multigroup analysis reveals no statistically significant differences between SMEs in the Dodoma and Singida regions, although effect sizes are generally stronger in Dodoma, where the mediating role of e-business innovation is also more pronounced. Overall, the study provides empirical evidence of the importance of technological absorptive capacity and e-business innovation in improving SME performance and offers relevant implications for managers, policymakers, and researchers.
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