MNC knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity and HRM

被引:80
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作者
Minbaeva, Dana [1 ]
Pedersen, Torben [1 ]
Bjorkman, Ingmar [2 ,3 ]
Fey, Carl F. [4 ,5 ]
Park, Hyeon Jeong [6 ]
机构
[1] Copenhagen Business Sch, Dept Int Econ & Management, Copenhagen, Denmark
[2] Swedish Sch Econ & Business Adm, Helsinki, Finland
[3] INSEAD Euro Asia Ctr, Fontainebleau, France
[4] Stockholm Sch Econ, Inst Int Business, Stockholm, Sweden
[5] Stockholm Sch Econ, St Petersburg, Russia
[6] Cornell Univ, Dept Human Resource Studies, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
基金
芬兰科学院;
关键词
knowledge transfer; absorptive capacity; HRM; HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; MOTIVATION; SYSTEMS; IMPACT; CHOICE;
D O I
10.1057/jibs.2013.43
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Based on a sample of 169 subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in the USA, Russia, and Finland, this paper investigates the relationship between MNC subsidiary HRM practices, absorptive capacity and knowledge transfer. First, we examine the relationship between the application of specific HRM practices and the level of the absorptive capacity. Second, we suggest that absorptive capacity should be conceptualized as being comprised of both employees' ability and motivation. Further, results indicate that both ability and motivation (absorptive capacity) are needed to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from other parts of the MNC.
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页码:38 / 51
页数:14
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