scholarly journals The Influences Of Absorptive Capacity And Social Capital On Knowledge Transfer

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naresh Kumar ◽  
Raduan Che Rose ◽  
Nurul Fatiha Abdul Muien
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Electronics Manufacturing ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Current Business ◽  
Current Practices

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This study investigated the current business practices in Japanese electrical and electronics manufacturing subsidiaries as well as the influences of both absorptive capacity and social capital on knowledge transfer within the firms&rsquo; intra-MNC network in the wake of full AFTA implementation in 2018. Results showed that employees are generally satisfied with the current practices in these subsidiaries with relation to the eight dimensions being studied; learning system, training, communication, reward, promotion, compensation, trust and centrality. This study also found that absorptive capacity has definite but small relationship with knowledge transfer, while social capital bears much more substantial relationship with the former. </span></span></p>

The Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity in Knowledge Transfer

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Femi Adisa ◽  
Jeremy Rose
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Multiple Case

Knowledge transfer between consultants and organizational users influences the outcomes of an Enterprise Resource System (ERP) implementation. Configuration and implementation tasks are dependent on generating some level of shared understanding of both business practices and technology. These problems become acute in implementations in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs often operate with non-standard business processes, making an effective interchange of process knowledge between consultants and end-users crucial. Using a multiple case study method and content analysis, the authors investigate the mediating role of absorptive capacity in knowledge transfer in SMEs ERP implementations. They present exploratory case studies from 3 Nigerian companies with varying outcomes, and hypothesize that knowledge transfer is complicated by acute information asymmetry, absence of pre-existing related knowledge and consequent difficulties in developing a shared understanding, and by a tendency to operate with lone consultants and lone organizational representatives.

scholarly journals Subsidiary Performance In MNCs: The Influences Of Absorptive Capacity And Social Capital On Knowledge Transfer

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
International Business ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Multinational Corporation ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Subsidiary Performance ◽  
Knowledge Environment ◽  
Overall Performance

Multinational corporation (MNC) subsidiaries have become more closely linked to globalized business networks. The rapid technological changes are accelerating globalization, these changes have forced producers to constantly upgrade their process technologies, introduce new products and reduce costs to increase profits. Subsidiary performance is at the core of increased profits for MNCs. Accordingly, this research focuses upon subsidiary performance regarding three key contingencies that current international business literature deems likely to impact the bottom line: absorptive capacity, knowledge transfer and social capital. Unique data from more than 300 MNCs with locations in China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan were collected and analyzed. Findings suggest that concentrating on these three factors in subsidiaries knowledge environment could improve MNCs overall performance.

Knowledge Transfer between SMEs and Higher Education Institutions

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heike Delfmann ◽  
Sierdjan Koster
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Binary System ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Face To Face

Knowledge transfer (KT) between higher education institutions (HEIs) and businesses is seen as a key element of innovation in knowledge-driven economies: HEIs generate knowledge that can be adopted in the regional economy. This process of valorization has been studied extensively, mainly with a focus on universities. In the Netherlands, there is a binary system of higher education comprising universities and the more practice-oriented colleges of higher education. From 2001 these colleges have played an increasingly important role in KT, which gives rise to the question of whether there are differences in the frequency and structure of KT involving universities and KT involving colleges. Colleges appear easier to access for SMEs, because of their focus on business practices. The interactions between universities and SMEs are more localized, suggesting the need for face-to-face interactions in those contacts. Furthermore, the results reiterate the importance of the absorptive capacity of firms and previously established contacts of entrepreneurs in explaining firm–HEI interaction.

Comprehending a knowledge framework as a source of dynamic capabilities in IJVs through PLS-SEM

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhavi Kapoor ◽  
Vijita Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
International Joint Ventures ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship among knowledge transfer enablers, knowledge transfer process, absorptive capacity and innovation performance in the context of Indian international joint ventures (IJVs). These elements are woven with the thread of dynamic capabilities theory (DCT) into an integrated framework. Design/methodology/approach Data analysis is conducted on a quantitative survey of 196 IJVs with partial least squares structural equation modeling as the statistical technique. Findings Co-learning strategy, collaborative trust culture, information technology-based resources and systems and organizational structural design are found to be significant knowledge transfer enablers. Absorptive capacity has a complementary partial mediation effect on the positive relationship between knowledge transfer and innovation performance of Indian IJVs. Research limitations/implications The study has pioneered in explicating the criticality of IJV’s internal dynamics to cope with the global market dynamism in a much needed Indian context. Practitioners must focus on building dynamic capabilities in IJVs to make them sustainably competitive, as proposed and evaluated by this study. Further, IJV managers need to strategize their resources, routines and structure dynamically to foster knowledge transfer and innovativeness. Originality/value The comprehensive model on DCT offered by this study is rare to match in literature with a completely new context, which is the need of the hour.

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