Crossing East-West boundaries: Knowledge sharing in intercultural business networks |
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Authors: | Kristian Möller [Author Vitae] Senja Svahn [Author Vitae] |
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Institution: | Department of Marketing, Helsinki School of Economics, PO Box 1210, 00101 Helsinki, Finland |
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Abstract: | Strategic business nets are becoming increasingly important in the arena of global competition. This article examines the influence of ethnic culture on knowledge sharing in different types of intercultural business nets. Knowledge sharing is essential for the functioning of business networks as it influences the cooperation and outcomes that firms are able to achieve. Our basic assumption is that the nature of the cultures involved and the type of network both influence the knowledge-sharing barriers. This is investigated on the basis of two conceptual frameworks. The first is a framework identifying different types of strategic nets and the requirements they impose for knowledge sharing. Subsequently, a culture-classification scheme based on the individualism-collectivism and the vertical-horizontal dimensions is derived. The strategic net and cultural types are then combined in an intercultural business-net framework, and the opportunities for and barriers to knowledge sharing are analysed using examples representing Asian-European and Asian-North American joint ventures and networks. |
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Keywords: | Business networks Cross-cultural management Cultural studies Knowledge management Network management |
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