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When does AI adoption enhance SME innovation performance? The roles of absorptive capacity, entrepreneurial agility, and digital maturity

Ali Zokaei Kuhbanani Léo-Paul Dana Mohammad Hadi Bolandian Zahra Najafi Kalyani Mohammadreza Parsanejad

Sep 2026 · Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research · Vol 16 · 0 citations · 37 references

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It is concluded that AI adoption is not an innovation capability by itself; it becomes innovation-enhancing when SMEs convert AI-enabled information into organizational knowledge and entrepreneurial action and digital maturity strengthens the AI adoption–absorptive capacity conversion and its downstream indirect effect.

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