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Endogenous factors associated with a path-dependent evolution of the knowledge network are jointly considered with a firm\u2019s development of international relationships and increasing internal absorptive capacity over time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>In a biotech cluster, the authors gathered data on the firms\u2019 characteristics and network relationships by asking about the technological knowledge they received in the cluster in 2007 and 2012 \u2013 \u201croster-recall\u201d method. Estimation results were obtained using moderated regression analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>Firms that increase their involvement in knowledge networks over time also tend to increase their innovative capacity. However, efforts devoted to building international links or absorptive capacity negatively moderate the impact of network growth on innovation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Practitioners have two alternative ways of increasing innovation inside knowledge networks: they can increase their centrality by developing their knowledge network interactions or invest in developing their internal absorptive capacity and new international sources of knowledge. 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