Meintjies, Anel2023-05-282023-05-2819-04-20232022*A2023http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90823Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2022.The innovativeness of an organisation results in economic growth which foster organisational resilience. Learning is a significant capability for an organisation that promotes innovation. Learning capabilities comprise absorptive capacity which entails acquisition, assimilation, transformation, and exploitation. Organisations that have a positive absorptive capacity attain success through being innovative. This study will focus on the manufacturing and mining sectors within the scope of a qualitative study. Dynamic capability theory will be the foundation upon which this research is conducted.en© 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.UCTDMini Dissertation21767506