Abstract
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 knowl- edge utilization. However, lateral relationships are positive stimuli to building subsidiary capabilities in the knowledge transfer process that enhance receiving unit knowledge utilization.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Global Factory |
| Subtitle of host publication | Networked Multinational Enterprises in the Modern Global Economy |
| Editors | Peter J. Buckley |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar |
| Chapter | 16 |
| Pages | 244-264 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781786431332 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781786431325 |
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| Publication status | Published - 23 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- headquarter-subsidiary roles and relations
- Knowledge governance
- Knowledge management
- Multinational enterprise
- Relationships