Knowledge Transfer in Product Development: an Analysis of Brazilian Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations



Título del documento: Knowledge Transfer in Product Development: an Analysis of Brazilian Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations
Revista: BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000335358
ISSN: 1807-7692
Autores: 1
2
3
3
Instituciones: 1Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
2Fundacao Centro de Analise, Pesquisa e Inovacao Tecnologica, Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
3Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Jul-Sep
Volumen: 8
Número: 3
Paginación: 288-304
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Several studies about knowledge transfer in multinational corporations have found that the process is influenced by factors such as absorptive capacity, tacit knowledge and power relations, all of which impact knowledge sharing strategies between corporate headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. A multiple case study of Brazilian subsidiaries of three multinational corporations using in-depth interviews, based on a conceptual model consisting of four propositions, was conducted to identify factors linked to the knowledge transfer process and to assess their influence on that transfer. The first proposition tries to assess explicit knowledge, primarily through the use of IT tools; the second analyzes the role of the subsidiary within the corporate network and how it influences the degree of knowledge sharing. The third assesses the influence of subsidiary absorptive capacity and the fourth analyzes the impact of worker exchange programs on knowledge sharing between headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. Study results confirm the four propositions and enable the identification of relationships between factors, especially explicit knowledge and worker expatriation as complementary factors in knowledge transfer strategies
Disciplinas: Administración y contaduría,
Economía
Palabras clave: Mercadotecnia,
Empresas,
Transferencia de conocimiento,
Desarrollo de productos,
Trasnacionales,
Subsidiarias,
Brasil
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