Ambidextrous Knowledge Sharing within R&D Teams and Multinational Enterprise Performance: The Moderating Effects of Cultural Distance in Uncertainty Avoidance

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-425
Author(s):  
Jeoung Yul Lee ◽  
Vasyl Taras ◽  
Alfredo Jiménez ◽  
Byungchul Choi ◽  
Chinmay Pattnaik
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Multinational Enterprise ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Moderating Effects

The impact of “distance” on multinational enterprise subsidiary capabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Verbeke ◽  
Wenlong Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Geographic Distance ◽  
Multinational Enterprise ◽  
Foreign Subsidiaries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Mne Subsidiary ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate how multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiary capabilities are influenced by the firm-specific advantages (FSAs) of the parent company, as well as by cultural and geographic distance between the home and host country. Design/methodology/approach This paper assesses how the effects of the parent FSAs, cultural distance and geographic distance on subsidiary capabilities vary for different value-chain activities, with an empirical application to 60 foreign subsidiaries operating in Canada. Findings This paper uncovers distinct, three-way interaction effects among parent-level FSAs, cultural distance and geographic distance for upstream versus downstream activities in the value chain. Originality/value We find that in special cases, high levels of distance can be positive for MNEs, in terms of driving the creation of stronger subsidiary capabilities.

scholarly journals Store Format Diversification, Customer Orientation and the Performance of Foreign Retailers

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-74
Author(s):  
Boryana V. Dimitrova ◽  
Saejoon Kim ◽  
Brent Smith ◽  
Junhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Country Characteristics ◽  
Main Effects

Foreign retailers contend with unrelenting challenges to discover and resolve issues affecting their performance in different host country markets. These retailers bear some wealth of international experience and also some liabil-ity of foreignness. Accordingly, managers of foreign retailers must enact strategic decisions that will position their businesses in order to be competitive and profitable. In this study, the authors examine two generally overlooked fac-tors —degree of store format diversification and customer orientation— relating to improved foreign retailer per-formance. The authors also investigate the potential moderating effects of three host country characteristics —retail modernization, collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance— on this relationship. Based on the 2001-2015 panel data for 24 international retailers, results for main effects indicate that foreign retailer performance is influenced nega-tively by store format diversification and positively by customer orientation. These effects are moderated by host country retail modernization, collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance. In particular, host country retail modernization reverses, from negative to positive, the influence of store format diversification on foreign retailer performance. Fur-thermore, both collectivism and uncertainty avoidance strengthen the positive influence of customer orientation on foreign retailer performance. Finally, uncertainty avoidance strengthens the negative influence of store format diver-sification on foreign retailer performance.

scholarly journals The Moderating Effects of Dynamic Capability on Radical Innovation and Incremental Innovation Teams in the Global Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Radical Innovation ◽  
Biotechnology Industry ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Incremental Innovation ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a quantitative, integrative and systematic literature review of the moderating effects of dynamic capability associated with radical innovation and incremental innovation teams in the global pharmaceutical biotechnology industry. This paper utilizes a conceptual framework of dynamic capability and socio-technical theory to underpin the study. The study includes 250 articles which were originally surveyed, and then a final selection of 66 articles was based on a structured coding system. The study outcome reveals that knowledge sharing strengthens existing professional knowledge and enhances internal work coordination and consistency in employees’ behavior, and effectively integrates diverse team knowledge and experience. Open innovation has a positive effect on radical innovation and enables knowledge acquisition to form a symbiotic relationship with knowledge sharing. Learning orientation has a stronger effect on incremental innovation than on radical innovation. The limitations of the study are related to a systematic literature review for this research does not establish causality. The mediating effects of dynamic capability on teams are not explored for this research. The implications for management are as follows, teams must be given the autonomy to make decisions from a technical perspective. Tacit knowledge, open innovation, knowledge acquisition and learning orientation are areas in which priority must be given during and after acquisitions in the pharmaceutical biotechnology industry.

scholarly journals Cognitive processes, rewards and online knowledge sharing behaviour: the moderating effect of organisational innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1241-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuyet-Mai Nguyen ◽  
Ashish Malik
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Intrinsic Rewards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organisational Innovation ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Online knowledge sharing is a critical process for maintaining organisational competitive advantage. This paper aims to develop a new conceptual framework that investigates the moderating impacts of innovation on self-efficacy, extrinsic and intrinsic rewards on employees’ online knowledge sharing behaviour in public and private sector companies. Design/methodology/approach This research analysed 200 responses to test the moderating effects of organisational innovation on the relationship between self-efficacy and rewards and online knowledge sharing behviours. The analysis was carried out using component-based partial least squares (PLS) approach and SmartPLS 3 software. Findings The results reveal that self-efficacy significantly affects online knowledge sharing behaviour in firms, regardless of the organisation type. Extrinsic rewards encourage employees in private companies to share knowledge online, whereas intrinsic rewards work effectively in public companies. Additionally, the study found the moderating role of organisational innovation in examining the relationship between rewards and online knowledge sharing behaviour. Research limitations/implications Future research may consider different dimensions such as knowledge donating and collecting behaviours as well as motives, such as self-enjoyment, reciprocity or social interaction ties, which may be investigated to get a deeper understanding of online knowledge sharing behaviour. Practical implications Firms must tailor training and rewards to suit employees’ abilities and needs so as to align with organisation type and innovation. Originality/value The study’s distinctive contribution is the under-researched context of Vietnamese public and private sector banks for investigating the moderating effects of organisational innovation on micro and meso factors on online knowledge sharing behaviour.

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