Subsidiary knowledge flows in multinational corporations: Research accomplishments,gaps, and opportunities |
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| Authors: | Snejina Michailova Zaidah Mustaffa |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Business Administration, College of Economics and Management, Yanbian University, 977 Gongyuan Road, Yanji 133002, China;2. Department of Marketing, College of Business, Florida State University, 821 Academic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110, United States;1. Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan;2. University of Melbourne, Department of Management and Marketing, Level 10, 198 Berkeley Street, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;1. Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland;2. Simon Fraser University, Department of Business Administration, Canada;3. Department of Business and Economics, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany;1. Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom;2. Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom;3. Department of Strategic Management and Globalization, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark;4. School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | Research on knowledge flows in multinational corporations has grown considerably over the last 15 years or so. Part of the growth has resulted in the field becoming more “fluid” and thus prone to multiple definitions and measures of the same notions and constructs, as well as leading to contrary findings. We systematically and critically review the literature on knowledge flows in multinational corporations that has defined the subsidiary as the focal unit of analysis. We classify existing studies into four categories depending on the focus of examination: outcomes of knowledge flows, knowledge characteristics, actors involved in the knowledge flows, and relationships between these actors. On the basis of 92 articles published in 15 top management and international business journals from 1996 to 2009 inclusive we identify key accomplishments, existing gaps and future research directions. |
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