Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations
With the increasing speed of competition, knowledge management has become a critical competitive weapon.The process of knowledge transfer between business units is an essential aspect of knowledge management.The ability to transfer knowledge internally is one of the main competitive advantages of m...
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| description | With the increasing speed of competition, knowledge management has become a critical competitive weapon.The process of knowledge transfer between business units is an essential aspect of knowledge management.The ability to transfer knowledge internally is one of the main competitive advantages of
multinational corporations.In this paper we will explore knowledge transfer and absorptive
capacity in multinational corporations. Were view relevant literature on knowledge management especially for knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity. The
objective of our study is two fold.First, conceptualize of absorptive capacity by emphasizing both ability and motivation.Second, explore the internal transfer of knowledge by multinational corporations.Based on the literature review, the absorptive capacity of the receiving unit is the most critical determinant of internal knowledge transfer in MNCs (Gupta and Govindarajan, 2000). However, the existing literature on absorptive capacity often do not capturing the various facets of absorptive capacity. We suggest that absorptive capacity should be comprised of both employees’ ability and motivation. Both ability and motivation can facilitate knowledge transfer from other parts of the MNC. Also, we expect to discover that the absorptive capacity of the subsidiary facilitates transfer of knowledge from other parts of the multinational corporations. |
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| spelling | uum-114592014-08-20T06:59:53Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11459/ Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations Choong, Y. Lee Fang, Chi Wu HD28 Management. Industrial Management With the increasing speed of competition, knowledge management has become a critical competitive weapon.The process of knowledge transfer between business units is an essential aspect of knowledge management.The ability to transfer knowledge internally is one of the main competitive advantages of multinational corporations.In this paper we will explore knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations. Were view relevant literature on knowledge management especially for knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity. The objective of our study is two fold.First, conceptualize of absorptive capacity by emphasizing both ability and motivation.Second, explore the internal transfer of knowledge by multinational corporations.Based on the literature review, the absorptive capacity of the receiving unit is the most critical determinant of internal knowledge transfer in MNCs (Gupta and Govindarajan, 2000). However, the existing literature on absorptive capacity often do not capturing the various facets of absorptive capacity. We suggest that absorptive capacity should be comprised of both employees’ ability and motivation. Both ability and motivation can facilitate knowledge transfer from other parts of the MNC. Also, we expect to discover that the absorptive capacity of the subsidiary facilitates transfer of knowledge from other parts of the multinational corporations. 2006-06-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11459/1/141.pdf Choong, Y. Lee and Fang, Chi Wu (2006) Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations. In: Knowledge Management International Conference and Exhibition 2006 (KMICE 2006), 6-8 June 2006, The Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur. http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/ |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Choong, Y. Lee Fang, Chi Wu Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations |
| title | Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations |
| title_full | Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations |
| title_fullStr | Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations |
| title_short | Factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations |
| title_sort | factors affecting knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in multinational corporations |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
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