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dc.contributor.authorAnjani, Nyoman.en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Integrated Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering and Management Program.en_US
dc.contributor.otherSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
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dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T17:10:27Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T17:10:27Z
dc.date.copyright2021en_US
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132882
dc.descriptionThesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, February, 2021en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from the official version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 88-92).en_US
dc.description.abstractAs the fourth most populous country globally, Indonesia is the world's 10th-largest manufacturing power, according to the United Nations (Schonhardt, 2016). The manufacturing sector employs 14.72% of the total Indonesian workforces (BPS, 2018). With the demographic bonus that will happen in 2045, around 208 million Indonesians will enter the workforces. Thus, Indonesia has the potential to become the hub of the manufacturing industry in Southeast Asia. This thesis aims to help industry practitioners in the manufacturing industry improve their competitive advantages and innovative performance by building the absorptive capacity. Absorptive capacity is a firm's ability to acquire, assimilate, and transform new knowledge and valuable information to upgrade its core capabilities in response to the changing economic environment. It indicates a firm's innovative activities and influences the sustainability of a firm's competitive advantages. This thesis answers the question that has not been explored previously: how should the absorptive capacity and innovative performance of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries, where resources for research and development (R&D) are limited, be evaluated. All the factors that drive a firm's absorptive capacity and innovative performance were evaluated using a case study approach and direct field interviews with twelve manufacturers in Indonesia. The case studies provide vivid illustrations about Indonesia's SMEs and manufacturing industry conditions: the capabilities, challenges, and opportunities for further improvements. Finally, the case studies' findings were used to build conceptual frameworks that guide practitioners. Absorptive capacity is a multidimensional construct that can drive a firm's innovative performance. It is driven by a firm's capabilities and efforts to learn new knowledge and adapt to the environment. This thesis is seed research for multi-year research collaboration between MIT and Indonesia to build an integrated sustainable design and supply chain model to enhance Indonesia's manufacturing industry.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Nyoman Anjani.en_US
dc.format.extent97 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsMIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectIntegrated Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.subjectEngineering and Management Program.en_US
dc.subjectSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.titleAbsorptive capacity and innovative performance frameworks for SMEs : case studies from manufacturers in Indonesiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M. in Engineering and Managementen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Integrated Design and Management Programen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering and Management Programen_US
dc.identifier.oclc1263356838en_US
dc.description.collectionS.M.inEngineeringandManagement Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Programen_US
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