Evaluating Internal and External Knowledge Sources in Adopting Artificial Intelligence

D’Amico, Elettra (), Maksim Belitski () and Alessandra Colombelli ()
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Alessandra Colombelli: University of Turin, http://www.est.unito.it/

Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis LEI & BRICK - Laboratory of Economics of Innovation "Franco Momigliano", Bureau of Research in Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio Carlo Alberto. WP series from University of Turin

Abstract: Artificial intelligence has emerged as a key technology that individuals and businesses utilize to grow and innovate with the paucity of understanding what drives its adoption. This study examines how investments in internal R&D and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), combined with open innovation through knowledge spillovers, R&D acquisitions, and collaborations with external partners, can encourage firms to embrace AI. Drawing from the Technology – Organizational and Environmental (TOE) context framework and integrating it with the recombinant knowledge perspective, we assess the interplay between a firm's organizational and technological contexts, as well as the impact of knowledge spillovers and collaborations. This assessment is based on micro-level data from UK firms spanning 2004-2020. Our findings highlight the distinct influence of investments in knowledge and capabilities, in conjunction with collaborative engagements on a firm's propensity to adopt AI.

Pages: pages 31
Date: 2023-10
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