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ABSTRACT The article analyzes auto parts companies in Rio Grande do Sul so as to understand their knowledge absorption capacities and to identify important combinations to reach Absorptive Capacity. The Absorptive Capacity is a dynamic skill, and relationships among learning, innovation and interaction may boost knowledge absorption and improve companies' innovative capabilities. Data analysis using Fuzzy Sets Qualitative Comparative Analysis revealed necessary and sufficient conditions related to the dimensions and components that shape the Absorptive Capacity. It was observed that the combinations of capabilities of the companies are sufficient to reach an average level of Absorptive Capacity.

Resumo em Português:

RESUMO O presente artigo busca aprofundar o entendimento das vantagens competitivas sustentadas construídas através das estratégias de investimentos em P&D e de registros de patentes e trademarks pela Big Pharma, à luz dos três grupos de atividades principais relacionados às capacitações dinâmicas: identificar, aproveitar e transformar. A utilização deste arcabouço contribui para o entendimento das estratégias de P&D, patentes e trademarks pela Big Pharma na criação de vantagens competitivas sustentáveis e na permanência e estabilidade dessas empresas como líderes do setor. A identificação de oportunidades de P&D que despontam do setor público, a capacidade de aproveitar as oportunidades identificadas através de competências organizacionais e as estratégias constantes de transformação de recursos – como o evergreening – e a construção de marcas fortes foram identificadas como parte importante das capacitações dinâmicas dessas firmas que possibilitam a criação e manutenção de vantagens competitivas sustentáveis.

Resumo em Inglês:

ABSTRACT This article seeks to deepen the understanding of sustained competitive advantages built through strategies of R&D investments, and patents and trademarks registrations by Big Pharma, within the framework of the three main activity clusters related to dynamic capabilities: sensing, seizing, and transforming. The use of this framework contributes to the comprehension of the strategies of R&D, patents, and trademarks by Big Pharma in creating sustained competitive advantages and in the endurance and stability of these companies as industry leaders. The identification of R&D opportunities emerging from the public sector, the ability to leverage identified opportunities through organizational competencies and consistent strategies for resource transformation – such as evergreening –, and brand building have been recognized as significant components of the dynamic capabilities of the firms that enable the creation and maintenance of sustained competitive advantages.