Disseminative capabilities and manufacturing plant roles in the knowledge network of MNCs

Levente Szász, Béla-Gergely Rácz, Maike Scherrer and Patricia Deflorin

International Journal of Production Economics, 2019, vol. 208, issue C, 294-304

Abstract: Manufacturing plants operating within the international manufacturing network (IMN) of a multinational company (MNC) frequently participate in the intra-company creation and distribution of knowledge, thereby contributing to the competitive advantage of the whole company and at the same time strengthening their own position within the MNC. International business and operations management literature suggests that plants taking up a knowledge-sending role within their IMN have a stronger position within the company. Nevertheless, literature offers little guidance on how to become a knowledge disseminator within the IMN.

Keywords: Knowledge transfer; Plant role; Disseminative capability; International manufacturing network; Multinational company; Case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.12.004

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