IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME!: THE INFLUENCE OF KNOWLEDGE GOVERNANCE TOOLS ON KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND UTILIZATION IN MNEs

被引:37
作者
Andersson, Ulf [1 ,2 ]
Buckley, Peter J. [3 ,4 ]
Dellestrand, Henrik [5 ]
机构
[1] Malardalen Univ, Sch Business Soc & Engn, Vasteras, Sweden
[2] BI Norwegian Business Sch, Dept Strategy & Logist, Oslo, Norway
[3] Univ Leeds, Leeds Univ Business Sch, Ctr Int Business, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
[4] Univ Int Business & Econ, Beijing, Peoples R China
[5] Uppsala Univ, Dept Business Studies, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
关键词
headquarter-subsidiary roles and relations; knowledge governance; knowledge management; multinational enterprise; relationships; COMMON METHOD VARIANCE; SOCIAL-STRUCTURE; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; MANAGING KNOWLEDGE; HEADQUARTERS; FLOWS; FIRM; CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATION; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1002/gsj.1088
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This article examines the utilization of knowledge transferred between sending and receiving subsidiaries within multinational enterprises. A model was developed and tested on 169 specific knowledge transfer projects. The model explains the utilization of knowledge subject to transfer in terms of hierarchical governance tool efficacy and lateral relationships within the multinational enterprise. The results show that headquarters' involvement during knowledge development does not have any significant impact on subsequent knowledge utilization in the receiving units and, in fact, hierarchical governance forms have a negative impact on knowledge utilization. However, lateral relationships are positive stimuli to building subsidiary capabilities in the knowledge transfer process that enhance receiving unit knowledge utilization. Copyright (C) 2015 Strategic Management Society.
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页数:21
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