Table 2. Definition of Variables and Data Sources Category Variables Definition Data source Dependent Firm performance Sales ln(amount of sales) KIS variable Amount of R&D R&D Activity Independent Level of R&D R&D outsourcing intensity outsourcing/ Total variables outsourcing Survey R&D expenditure Absorptive capacity R&D expenditure/ KIS via internal R&D R&D intensity amount of sales effort No. of researcher and Ratio of R&D employee assistant/Total Absorptive employee Absorptive capacity capacity of via researcher in R&D No. of researcher/ organizational employee R&D employee composition No. of PhD. Ratio of PhD. researcher researcher/ R&D employee
Table 2. Definition of Variables and Data Sources Category Variables Definition Data source Dependent variable Firm performance Sales ln(amount of sales) KIS Independent variables Level of R&D outsourcing R&D outsourcing intensity Amount of R&D outsourcing/ Total R&D expenditure R&D Activity Survey Absorptive capacity Absorptive capacity via internal R&D effort R&D intensity R&D expenditure/ amount of sales KIS Absorptive capacity via organizational composition Ratio of R&D employee No. of researcher and assistant/Total employee of researcher in R&D employee No. of researcher/ R&D employee Ratio of PhD. researcher No. of PhD. researcher/ R&D employee
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