Data for “Processes in interorganizational relationships to develop absorptive capacity in startups” published by RAC - Revista de Administração Contemporânea

This research aims to provide an understanding of how absorptive capacity occurs in startups, which maintains interorganizational relationships with large companies. The research used a qualitative multiple case study design and the investigation of seven startups constituted the study corpus. The data were analyzed using statistical analysis, content analysis, and business process analysis. In the study, the software Iramuteq (Interface of R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires) was used as a tool to aid the qualitative analysis of textual data. In a complementary way, the SPSS Statistics 17 software was used to treat the survey data.本研究旨在探析初创企业在与大型企业维持组织间关系时的吸收能力（absorptive capacity）的形成机制。本研究采用质性多案例研究设计，选取七家初创企业开展调研，相关调研内容构成本研究的语料库。研究数据通过统计分析、内容分析与业务流程分析三种方法开展分析。本研究借助Iramuteq（全称：Interface of R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires，即用于文本与问卷多维分析的R语言界面工具）辅助完成质性文本数据分析。作为补充手段，本研究还使用SPSS Statistics 17软件对调研数据进行处理。