The Study of Knowledge Management in Chinese Enterprises Overseas M&As

Jia-kang Wang (), Xue-meng Guo and Hong-chang Li
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Jia-kang Wang: Beijing Jiaotong University
Xue-meng Guo: Beijing Jiaotong University
Hong-chang Li: Beijing Jiaotong University

Chapter Chapter 119 in The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2013, pp 1131-1141 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the era of knowledge economy, knowledge management has become an important part of the core competitiveness of multinational corporations (MNCS).The Chinese enterprises go abroad for overseas mergers and acquisitions (M&As) inevitably involving two or more different cultures. In this context, the study of knowledge management with Chinese characteristics not only has important theoretical values but also has important practical significance. This paper firstly reviews the definition of knowledge management and M&As; secondly, this paper points out that it is necessity and urgency to implement knowledge management in MNCS; thirdly, this paper analyzes the factors affecting the knowledge management from four aspects: the characteristics of knowledge, the transfer side of knowledge, the recipient of knowledge and the transfer channels of knowledge; finally, this paper puts forward some proposals to the knowledge management of Chinese enterprises in overseas M&As.

Keywords: Influencing factors; Knowledge management; Mergers and acquisitions; Multinational corporations; Strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38427-1_119

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