Multinationals and Cross-Cultural Management

The Transfer of Knowledge within Multinational Corporations

By: Parissa Haghirian

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Hardcover | 9 November 2010 | Edition Number 1

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Globalisation makes our world appear smaller: it is easier to connect, communicate and do business with people all over the world. But cultural differences remain and challenge globalized knowledge communication and transfer. This book examines cross-cultural management within multinational enterprises (MNEs), focusing in particular on how cultural differences influence the transfer of knowledge between different units within individual corporations.

Based on detailed empirical analysis of 267 companies in Germany and Japan, it considers the relative effectiveness of inter-cultural and intra-cultural knowledge transfer; identifies the factors that inhibit or facilitate successful knowledge transfer; and suggests how management processes of MNEs can be improved. It demonstrates that although cultural differences do not necessarily influence the selection and transmission of knowledge overseas, they do have a strong impact on how that knowledge is received, integrated and put into practice locally.

The book shows how knowledge is accepted differently in Europe and Asia and which factors have the strongest impact on efficient knowledge transfer. It suggests that to improve cross-cultural management MNEs should focus less on upgrading the technology that allows knowledge transfer, and more on the capabilities and beliefs of individual employees.

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Non-Fiction Business & Management Business Mathematics & Systems International Business Ownership & Organisation of Enterprises Multinationals Society & Culture Social Groups Ethnic Studies Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies Regional Studies

Management & Management Techniques Management of Specific Areas Personnel & Human Resources Management Economics

List of illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
Theoretical foundations of knowledge management and transfer in multinational corporations	p. 1
The nature of knowledge	p. 3
Managing knowledge within organizations	p. 16
Western knowledge management and Japanese knowledge management	p. 27
Knowledge management in multinational corporations	p. 46
Knowledge transfer across cultures	p. 66
Research questions and results	p. 75
The research project	p. 77
Do knowledge transfer processes differ between cultures?	p. 83
Is knowledge transfer between two cultures less successful than knowledge transfer within one culture?	p. 102
Which factors influence cross-cultural knowledge transfer?	p. 118
Effectiveness of cross-cultural knowledge transfer in multinational corporations	p. 133
How successful is cross-cultural knowledge transfer?	p. 135
The future of knowledge transfer in multinational corporations	p. 140
Appendix	p. 149
Bibliography	p. 156
Index	p. 165
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