Knowledge flow and boundary crossing at the periphery of a MNC |
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| Authors: | Jacky Fok Loi Hong Robin Stanley Snell Mark Easterby-Smith |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macau, China;2. Department of Management, Lingnan University, 8, Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, China;3. Department of Management Learning, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YX, UK;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. University College Dublin, Quinn School of Business, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;2. Dublin Institute of Technology Aungier Street, Dublin 2, Ireland;3. Grenoble Ecole de Management 12 Rue Pierre Semard, 38000 Grenoble, France;1. Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Department of Management, Cannaregio 873, 30121 Venice, Italy;2. Copenhagen Business School, Department of Strategic Management and Globalization, Kilevej 14, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark;3. BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Strategy and Logistics, Nydalsveien 37, 0484 Oslo, Norway;1. Henley Business School, University of Reading, United Kingdom;2. Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we develop a model of four modes of knowledge flow, two involving knowledge acquisition and sharing, and two involving the localizing, embedding and investment of knowing in practice. We illustrate the model with data from an embedded case study involving a focal China-based subsidiary of a Japanese MNC, its headquarters, and two of its local suppliers. While power asymmetries appeared to have substantial impact on the terms upon which syntactic, semantic and pragmatic boundaries were crossed, successful knowledge transfer and boundary crossing appeared to depend on the willingness and ability of the various parties to engage in joint development of knowledge for mutual benefit. |
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