The effects of trust and shared vision on inward knowledge transfer in subsidiaries’ intra- and inter-organizational relationships

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Organizational Relationships

Exploring the influence of social media on employee work performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 529-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiongfei Cao ◽  
Xitong Guo ◽  
Douglas Vogel ◽  
Xi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Network Ties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Synchronicity

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of social media on employees’ work performance, as well as the underlying mechanism for how they create value at work. Design/methodology/approach – Based on media synchronicity and social capital theories, the authors propose that social media can foster employees’ social capital and subsequently facilitate knowledge transfer. Both social capital and knowledge transfer help promote work performance. Specifically, the authors adopt shared vision, network ties and trust to represent, respectively, the cognitive, structural and relational dimensions of social capital. The research model is tested using data collected from 379 Chinese working professionals. Findings – The empirical results reveal that social media can promote the formation of employees’ social capital indicated by network ties, shared vision and trust, which, in turn, can facilitate knowledge transfer. Shared vision and knowledge transfer positively influence work performance. Although network ties and trust do not have a direct impact on work performance, the influence is partially mediated by knowledge transfer. Practical implications – For organizations that wish to build knowledge networks in the workplace, connecting experts with various social media can effectively complement other knowledge management technology. Further, managers should encourage employees to consciously exploit the byproducts created via social media, e.g., social capital, to promote knowledge exchange. Originality/value – The integration of media synchronicity and social capital theories offers a new theoretical lens and reasonable explanations for investigating communication performance. The research offers empirical evidence regarding how the influence of social media on work performance is transmitted through social capital and knowledge transfer. The authors quantify social media’s benefits for organizations, providing managers an impetus to deploy them in the workplace with optimistic expectation.

A Relational Approach to Peacebuilding in the Korean Peninsula

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-161
Author(s):  
Michael Schluter ◽  
Jeremy Ive
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Social Design ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
To Come ◽  
Relational Framework ◽  
North And South

For North and South Korea to come together in partnership or as one nation will require a shared vision acceptable to both societies. Prioritizing harmony and proximity in personal and organizational relationships across society and the economy can provide a framework that is in keeping with Korea’s social traditions, as well as with biblical social design. A “Track Two” process for building consensus based on a relational framework through a program of consultations contributed to ending apartheid in South Africa and ending civil war in Sudan. Such an approach could now be applied in the Korean Peninsula.

scholarly journals COTRANS model of knowledge transfer based on the design thinking method in inter-organizational relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Anna Dziadkiewicz ◽  
Nelson Jorge Ribeiro Duarte ◽  
Joanna Nieżurawska-Zając ◽  
Lech Nieżurawski
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Organizational Relationships

Exploring the enablers and microfoundations of international knowledge transfer

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalia Rios-Ballesteros ◽  
Sascha Fuerst
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Knowledge ◽  
Theory Framework

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the enablers and barriers influencing international knowledge transfer at the team-level in the context of product innovation within an emerging-market multinational enterprise (EMNE) in the insurance industry. Design/methodology/approach The research applies an exploratory case study design considering an emerging-market multinational insurance company headquartered in Colombia. Four subsidiaries (El Salvador, Chile, Argentina and Colombia) and the Corporate Office (headquarter) served as the research sites. It also adopts an interpretive research approach providing a grounded theory framework linking international knowledge transfer and product innovation. Findings The empirical findings emphasize the central role played by the enablers (i.e. shared vision, empathy and knowledge sources) in facilitating international knowledge transfer, which, in turn, enhances product innovation. More important, however, is the detailed explanation that the paper provides regarding the enablers’ microfoundational antecedents in terms of key activities that are performed at the team-level. Research limitations/implications The grounded theory framework was constructed using data collected in a single firm associated with a particular industry and regional context. The study only considered a single aspect of knowledge management (i.e. knowledge transfer). Other aspects of knowledge management systems, such as knowledge creation and knowledge application, should be used for explaining product innovation in EMNEs more comprehensively. Practical implications The study suggests a set of enabling conditions and activities that should be adopted by managers of EMNEs to improve international knowledge transfer with the aim of triggering product innovation. This includes the design of strategies for strengthening empathy among geographically dispersed teams by providing opportunities for regular live videoconferences among team members aimed at building close bonds, fostering trust and creating a sense of belonging in which participants get to know each other better and to establish a shared vision and a set of guiding principles and commitments for how the team will work. These suggestions are particularly important today when several multinational enterprises (MNEs) have been forced to rearrange their workplace by replacing face-to-face interactions with virtual work dynamics due to the COVID-19 crisis. Originality/value Previous studies have confirmed that international knowledge transfer positively influences MNEs’ innovative performance. However, no studies have been conducted linking both variables in the context of EMNEs in Latin America in the service sector. The research tries to fill this gap. Besides, the paper introduces empathy as a novel enabler for international knowledge transfer and a moderator able to diminish the negative effect that cultural differences and geographical barriers have on the knowledge transfer process.

scholarly journals Impact of Social Media on Work Performance at a Technopark in India

Metamorphosis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Srishti Babu ◽  
Hareendrakumar VR ◽  
Suresh Subramoniam
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Network Ties ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this research is to study the impact of social media on work performance in creating value at work. According to social capital theories, social media facilitate knowledge transfer. Limited earlier studies show that social capital and knowledge transfer help promote work performance. The components of social capital—shared vision, network ties, and trust—represent its cognitive, structural, and relational aspects. The study model is analysed through structural equation modelling using primary data from IT professionals at a leading techno park in South India. The influence of social media on work performance, linked through components of social capital and knowledge transfer, is empirically tested in this research. It provides insights for managers on benefits of social media usage in organizations.

scholarly journals Knowledge Transfer Between Expatriates and Host Country Nationals: Contribution of Individual and Social Capital Factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maimunah Ismail ◽  
Sayang Syamira Sobri ◽  
Nuruf Afiqah Zulkifly ◽  
Siti Raba'ah Hamzah ◽  
Eriko Yamato
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Host Country Nationals ◽  
Uncertainty Management Theory

This paper presents a study on the contribution of individual factors (cultural intelligence and feedback-seeking behaviour) and social capital factors (shared vision and trust) on knowledge transfer between expatriates and host country nationals (HCNs) as perceived by expatriates. The study adopted Social Capital Theory, and Anxiety and Uncertainty Management Theory to support the theoretical framework of the investigation. Data were analysed from a sample of 90 expatriates from selected universities and multinational corporations (MNCs) in the area of Klang Valley, Malaysia. The results reveal that there is a positive relationship between individual factors as well as social capital factors and knowledge transfer. In addition, only shared vision shows a significant influence on knowledge transfer. The regression results disclose that the variables explain 24.1% of variance in knowledge transfer.

scholarly journals Predictors of knowledge transfer between expatriates and host country nationals

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-215
Author(s):  
Nurul Afiqah Zulkifly ◽  
Maimunah Ismail ◽  
Siti Raba’ah Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Feedback Seeking ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Host Country Nationals ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influences of cultural intelligence, feedback-seeking behavior and shared vision as a mediator on bi-directional knowledge transfer involving expatriates and host country nationals (HCNs). Design/methodology/approach This paper integrates the signaling theory, the social capital theory and the anxiety and uncertainty theory in investigating the relationships between predictors and knowledge transfer in a bi-directional manner. The participants of the study were 125 expatriate-HCN pairs of MNCs and local organizations in the areas of Klang Valley, Malaysia. Findings Shared vision was found to significantly mediate the influences of cultural intelligence and feedback-seeking behavior on knowledge transfer as perceived by the respective respondents. Originality/value Co-existence between expatriates and HCNs leads to many organizational outcomes including knowledge transfer. This paper additionally provides theoretical and practical implications to human resource practices.

Knowledge Transfer Between Expatriate and Host Country Nationals: the Role of Self-construal

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Jannesari ◽  
Zhongming Wang ◽  
Phillip Brown ◽  
Jacob McCall
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
Host Country Nationals ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Self Construal

Our purpose in this paper was to investigate the role of self-construal by emphasizing 2 dimensions, namely the independent and interdependent views of self, as intercultural competencies that aid knowledge transfer and contribute to the enhancement of social capital between expatriates and host country nationals. Data were collected from 176 expatriates working in China, as well as 176 of their Chinese colleagues, all of whom completed measures of self-construal, frequency of interaction, trust, and shared vision. Further, supervisors rated their subordinates' knowledge sharing. The results revealed that for both sets of respondents, self-construal were facilitated by building positive relationships. This demonstrates the value of self-construal, revealing practical methods of developing social capital between expatriates and their host country colleagues as an instrumental means for knowledge transfer.

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