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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Martins, Jose Duarte Moleiro; Antonio, Nelson Santos
- Title
- The transfer of knowledge from the headquarters to the subsidiaries: a case study of MNEs operating in overseas
- Journal Name
- Euro Asia Journal of Management
- Pub. Info
- Jun. 2010, Vol.20, No.1, pp. 3-30
- Abstract
- Abstract : The transfer of knowledge to the subsidiaries located in overseas is a necessity that results from the local individuals' feeble capability of specialized kownledge as regard to the reproduction of the operational model used in the headquarters of the MNEs. The investigation of this phenomenon was based on four cases with activities in the Mozambican industrial sector. The results obtained from the interviews with top managers point to the importantce of the existence of a relationship of trust between the transmitter and the receiver in the on-the-job training actions, tolerating errors in the learning of the transferred practices by way of their adaptation to the local context so that they can be well understood and incorporated in the productive process and thus improve the subsidiaries' performance. Paragraph Headings: 1. Introduction 2. The business environment in mozambique 3. The transfer of knowledge to the subsidiaries 4. The operationality of the transfer of knowledge 5. The process of knowledge transfer 5.1. Flows of knowledge from the MNE headquarters to the subsidiaries 5.2. Absorptive capacity and perfomance of the subsidiaries 5.3. Difficulties that emerge in the process of knowledge transfer 6. Methodology 7. Result 7.1. Principal operative factors that determine the acquisition and assimilation of knowledge on the part of the subsidiary 7.2. Influence in the amplitude of the transferred knowledge in the training actions that take place in the subsidiary 7.3. Effect of the subsidiary's absorptive capacity on the performance of the activities they develop 7.4. Difficulties that are experienced locally in the process of knowledge transfer, and how they can be overcome 8. Conclusion 9. Limitations and opportunities for future research Tables: 1. Characterization of the enterprises under study 2. Principal operative factors that determine the acquisition and assimilation of knowledge by the subsidiary 3. Influence of the amplitude of the transferred knowledge in the training actions that take place in the subsidiary 4. Effect of the subsidiary's absorptive capacity on the performance of the activities it develops 5. Locally felt difficulties in the process of knowledge transfer, and how to overcome them 6. Communalities in the transfer of knowledge from the headquarters to its subsidiaries in Mozambique Figures: 1. The process of creating and transferring knowledge