Based on an empirical study of 62 firms, this paper develops a two-stage model describing
knowledge transfer from MNCs to their China subsidiaries. In the first stage, the model …

Foreign subsidiaries in multinational corporations (MNCs) possess knowledge that has
different sources (eg, the firm itself or various sources in the environment). How such …

This study extends the literature on knowledge transfer in MNCs by exploring how two
sources of knowledge transfers, one from headquarters and the second from other peer …

Pursuing a nodal (ie, subsidiary) level of analysis, this paper advances and tests an
overarching theoretical framework pertaining to intracorporate knowledge transfers within …

We link up with the recent literature on the differentiated MNC and in particular with its stress
on intra-MNC knowledge flows. However, rather than focusing on the characteristics of …

This paper develops and tests a model that analyzes the joint effect of four determinants of
knowledge transfer-characteristics of knowledge, characteristics of both knowledge senders …

Within MNCs, the traditional role of headquarters as prime source of knowledge and
competencies is changing. Increasingly, headquarters act as a receiver of knowledge from …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to shed light on how subsidiary willingness to transfer
knowledge is influenced by formal control mechanisms from headquarters, and how this …

This paper analyzes the impact of inherited parent firm knowledge on the performance of
foreign operations in global industries. I argue that transfers of parent firm knowledge …

The paper reviews extant literature on subsidiary absorptive capacity and knowledge
transfer within multinational corporations (MNCs), and proposes an agenda for future …