LOCAL FIRM'S KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION IN THE GLOBAL MANUFACTURING NETWORK: EVIDENCE FROM CHINESE SAMPLES

Xiaobo Wu (), Xuefeng Liu () and Jian Du
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Xiaobo Wu: School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Xuefeng Liu: School of Management, Zhejiang Universtiy, Faculty Member of School of Management, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2007, vol. 04, issue 03, 267-281

Abstract: The Global Manufacturing Network (GMN) is a new manufacturing system, which provides great opportunities for local firms in developing countries to acquire knowledge and upgrade capabilities through collaborations in the GMN. This paper hypothesizes that local firm's potential absorptive capacity has a positive impact on its knowledge acquisition in the GMN, and the association between them is moderated by network embeddedness. Using data from Chinese manufacturing firms, this paper confirms the hypothesis that local firm's potential absorptive capacity can contribute to its knowledge acquisition in the GMN, and the hypothesis of the moderating effect of network embeddedness is partially supported by the results.

Keywords: Absorptive capacity; global manufacturing network; network embeddedness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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