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- Andersson, Ulf, et al.
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Subsidiaries as sources for learning in multinational enterprises : a commentary on the importance of external embeddedness
- 2021
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Ingår i: The Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy. - Oxford : Oxford University Press. - 9780191904820 - 9780198868378 ; , s. 294-311
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the beginning of the twenty-first century, Andersson, Forsgren, and Holm (2001, 2002) published two highly cited articles on the relationship between network embeddedness and the evolution of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiary roles. These articles paved the way for research examining the importance of market knowledge acquired by an MNE subsidiary through being embedded in local networks, which would, in time, be expected to positively influence the competence development of other MNE units. The present chapter presents an overview of the key contributions of these seminal papers, followed by a discussion about the theoretical and empirical advancements concerning the relationship between embeddedness and subsidiary competence development. We provide suggestions around how to conceptualize competence development and knowledge transfer in relation to subsidiary external embeddedness and highlight areas where more research is needed.
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- Andersson, Ulf, 1973-, et al.
(författare)
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Subsidiaries as Sources for Learning in Multinational Enterprises
- 2020
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Ingår i: The Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy. - : Oxford University Press. - 9780198868378 ; , s. 293-311
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the beginning of the twenty-first century, Andersson, Forsgren, and Holm (2001, 2002) published two highly cited articles on the relationship between network embeddedness and the evolution of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiary roles. These articles paved the way for research examining the importance of market knowledge acquired by an MNE subsidiary through being embedded in local networks, which would, in time, be expected to positively influence the competence development of other MNE units. The present chapter presents an overview of the key contributions of these seminal papers, followed by a discussion about the theoretical and empirical advancements concerning the relationship between embeddedness and subsidiary competence development. We provide suggestions around how to conceptualize competence development and knowledge transfer in relation to subsidiary external embeddedness and highlight areas where more research is needed.
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- Håkanson, Lars, et al.
(författare)
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Strategic knowledge creation in multinational enterprises
- 2020
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Ingår i: The Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy. - : Oxford University Press. - 9780191904820 - 9780198868378 ; , s. 109-132
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Unique knowledge and proprietary innovations are key to the competitive advantages on which most multinational enterprises (MNEs) are expected to base their initial international expansion. Moreover, their subsequent fortunes and survival typically depend on MNEs’ continued ability to upgrade and renew these advantages, as competition, imitation, and environmental change erode the value of existing ones. This chapter reviews key literatures around the nature, management, and effects of knowledge creation in MNEs. The chapter centers on the processes through which geographical patterns of international R&D have evolved, along with the structures, systems, and procedures through which MNEs have sought to govern and coordinate these activities. Finally, the chapter offers a summary and critique of the way that much of the inherited literature has portrayed and interpreted the strategic knowledge creation process in MNEs.
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