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The Knowledge Transfer From Headquarter to Local Subsidiaries Through Expatriates - Local Employees’ Perspective

Data publikacji: 27.11.2018

International Journal of Contemporary Management, 2018, Numer 17(3), s. 207 - 239

https://doi.org/10.4467/24498939IJCM.18.032.9628

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Sylwia Przytuła
Wrocław University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław (Poland)
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Małgorzata Rozkwitalska
WSB University in Gdansk, Poland
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Michał Chmielecki
University of Social Sciences, Łódź
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Beata Aleksandra Basińska
Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology; Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12 Street, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Tytuły

The Knowledge Transfer From Headquarter to Local Subsidiaries Through Expatriates - Local Employees’ Perspective

Abstrakt

Background: Knowledge transfer between the HQ and subsidiary has recently been targets of increasing research interest. However, the role of expatriate managers and local staff perspective on this process has not been examined enough.

Research aims: This paper has two main objectives: first to develop a conceptual framework (model) of knowledge transfer between the headquarters and local subsidiary, and second to empirically evaluate this process in five foreign subsidiaries based in Poland from a knowledge-based perspective.

Methodology: Our study relied on qualitative case study methods. The authors report the empirical findings from five multinational subsidiaries (two German, two American and one Indian) located in Poland. 68 semi-structured interviews were conducted among HR specialists and managers.

Key findings: The transfer of knowledge has always been in one direction, that is from the headquarters to its foreign subsidiary in Poland. Both the headquarters (as a sender) and the subsidiary (as a receiver) have been prepared in terms of tools and institutions to accumulate the knowledge. A key link in the knowledge transfer has included expatriates – their skills and abilities such as openness, willingness to learn and motivation for learning, ability to transfer their knowledge and experience to others, and ability to build positive interpersonal relations.

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Informacje

Informacje: International Journal of Contemporary Management, 2018, Numer 17(3), s. 207 - 239

Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy

Tytuły:

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The Knowledge Transfer From Headquarter to Local Subsidiaries Through Expatriates - Local Employees’ Perspective

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The Knowledge Transfer From Headquarter to Local Subsidiaries Through Expatriates - Local Employees’ Perspective

Autorzy

Wrocław University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław (Poland)

WSB University in Gdansk, Poland

University of Social Sciences, Łódź

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6532-7093

Beata Aleksandra Basińska
Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology; Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12 Street, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6532-7093 Orcid
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Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology; Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12 Street, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

Publikacja: 27.11.2018

Status artykułu: Otwarte __T_UNLOCK

Licencja: CC BY-NC-ND  ikona licencji

Udział procentowy autorów:

Sylwia Przytuła (Autor) - 25%
Małgorzata Rozkwitalska (Autor) - 25%
Michał Chmielecki (Autor) - 25%
Beata Aleksandra Basińska (Autor) - 25%

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