A Model of Knowledge Transfer in MNCs

Tina C. Chini
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Tina C. Chini: Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Chapter 4 in Effective Knowledge Transfer in Multinational Corporations, 2004, pp 58-67 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract According to the literature review, a comprehensive model of cross-cultural knowledge transfer within MNCs that can serve as a basis for more systematic empirical work seems to be missing. To respond to this need, a conceptual model of the knowledge transfer process across geographically dispersed units of MNCs is developed. As strategy, organizational structure and functions differ across MNCs, it is suggested that no single best way of transferring knowledge exists. On the contrary, the model proposes that the transfer of knowledge has to correspond to the strategic network position of the organizational unit as well as to the unit’s internal capabilities to manage knowledge.

Keywords: Knowledge Transfer; Tacit Knowledge; Cultural Distance; Organizational Unit; Knowledge Stock (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230005877_4

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