For the criterion variable strategic management of knowledge, the two dimensions of learning culture were shown to be significant predictors, supporting hypotheses H3a and H3b. Easterby-Smith et al. (2008), in a revision of papers related to inter-organizational knowledge transfer, point to culture as one of the factors that influence the recipient firm’s absorptive capacity, which is its ability to recognize the value of new knowledge and assimilate and use that knowledge. Absorptive capacity and intra-organizational transfer capability are interrelated in the sense that an organization which is good at absorbing external knowledge should also be well equipped for diffusing the knowledge within its own boundaries (Easterby- Smith et al., 2008). Thus, the idea is reinforced that both dimensions of the learning culture (internal integration and external adaptation) need to be present and well aligned in the organization in order to achieve an effective strategic management of knowledge.