Knowledge development in MNC subsidiaries: The influence of MNC internal and external knowledge and control mechanisms Export

@article{citeulike:3214330, abstract = {In this study, we examine the influence of control mechanisms and internal and external knowledge on multinational company (MNC) subsidiary knowledge development. Previous research stresses the importance of these factors for subsidiary behavior, but nonetheless they remain underexplored in the context of subsidiary knowledge development. The study is based on questionnaire data from 161 MNC subsidiaries in China and Finland. The results indicate that MNC internal and external knowledge, as well as decision-making autonomy of MNC subsidiaries, positively influence knowledge development in MNC subsidiaries. Conversely, the importance of knowledge development as a performance evaluation criterion did not show any influence on MNC subsidiary knowledge development. {\copyright} 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.}, address = {Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland}, author = {Sumelius, Jennie and Sarala, Riikka}, citeulike-article-id = {3214330}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.20202}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/119877038/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/tie.20202}, journal = {Thunderbird International Business Review}, keywords = {knowledgeflows, mnc}, number = {4}, pages = {245--258}, posted-at = {2008-11-04 22:22:09}, priority = {2}, title = {Knowledge development in MNC subsidiaries: The influence of MNC internal and external knowledge and control mechanisms}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.20202}, volume = {50}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3214330 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3214330 N2 - In this study, we examine the influence of control mechanisms and internal and external knowledge on multinational company (MNC) subsidiary knowledge development. Previous research stresses the importance of these factors for subsidiary behavior, but nonetheless they remain underexplored in the context of subsidiary knowledge development. The study is based on questionnaire data from 161 MNC subsidiaries in China and Finland. The results indicate that MNC internal and external knowledge, as well as decision-making autonomy of MNC subsidiaries, positively influence knowledge development in MNC subsidiaries. Conversely, the importance of knowledge development as a performance evaluation criterion did not show any influence on MNC subsidiary knowledge development. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. IS - 4 JF - Thunderbird International Business Review AD - Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland EP - 258 TI - Knowledge development in MNC subsidiaries: The influence of MNC internal and external knowledge and control mechanisms VL - 50 SP - 245 KW - knowledgeflows KW - mnc AU - Sumelius, Jennie AU - Sarala, Riikka PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.20202 ER -