Strategic innovation and absorptive capacity in Colombian enterprises

The paper presents a conceptual breakthrough and an empirical measurement of the strategic innovation and absorption capacities in the context of one hundred twenty organizations of Colombia, also it shows that innovation is considered, despite the few resources devoted to strengthening it; as a key success factor for companies, the results point to that most companies do not have a formal plan in which are defined the objectives, actions to be carried out, resources and budget needed for the development of innovation activities.