A retrospective on: MNC knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity, and HRM

In this retrospective, we revisit the goals of the original paper, and we review the studies that have used our paper to discuss the "concept" and the "development" of absorptive capacity. We also propose directions for future research, stressing the need to develop thorough theo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of international business studies Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 52 - 62
Main Authors Minbaeva, Dana B, Pedersen, Torben, Björkman, Ingmar, Fey, Carl F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Palgrave Macmillan 01.01.2014
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Subjects
Absorptive capacity
Bibliometrics
Business and Management
Business schools
Business Strategy/Leadership
Conceptualization
Development
Dynamics
Employee motivation
Employees
Human resource management
Human resources
International Business
Knowledge
Knowledge acquisition
Knowledge management
Knowledge transfer
Learning
Management
Management science
Motivation
Multinational corporations
Multinational enterprises
Organization
Organizational learning
R&D
Research & development
Research & development expenditures
RETROSPECTIVE
Subsidiary
Subsidiary companies
Transfers of employees
knowledge transfer
decade award
absorptive capacity
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:In this retrospective, we revisit the goals of the original paper, and we review the studies that have used our paper to discuss the "concept" and the "development" of absorptive capacity. We also propose directions for future research, stressing the need to develop thorough theoretical and empirical models of absorptive capacity as a multi-level and dynamic construct that is contingent on the context in which it is embedded.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ISSN:0047-2506
1478-6990
DOI:10.1057/jibs.2013.56