Connections to distant knowledge: Interpersonal ties between more- and less-developed countries

Levin, Daniel Z.; Barnard, Helena

doi:10.1057/jibs.2013.28

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“…Some returnees have learned technical expertise in the host countries and are returning to facilitate the development of high-tech industries in the home country (Agrawal, Kapur, McHale, & Oettl, 2011). Others have learned new business ideas and obtained advanced management practices and skills due to their exposure to various business environments abroad, and they bring back advanced business knowledge (Levin & Barnard, 2013). Their roles as knowledge brokers grant them information and control benefits, thus giving them advantages in pursuing rewarding opportunities.…”

Section: International Knowledge Brokerage and Returnee Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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International knowledge brokerage and returnees’ entrepreneurial decisions

Lin

Liu

et al. 2016

J Int Bus Stud

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Section: International Knowledge Brokerage and Returnee Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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International knowledge brokerage and returnees’ entrepreneurial decisions

Lin

Liu

et al. 2016

J Int Bus Stud

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“…Second, our focus on identification of knowledge sources helps to contribute to one of the key debates in MNEs; how to find a balance between diverse and distant knowledge, and knowledge that is close and similar (e.g. Shapiro, von Glinov & Cheng, 2005;Levin & Barnard, 2013). We contribute to literature on balancing local and distant knowledge in MNEs by demonstrating the role of affective conflict for this process.…”

Section: Implications For International Business Research and Managermentioning

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Affective conflict and identification of knowledge sources in MNE teams

Vahtera

Buckley

Aliyev

2017

International Business Review

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Article:Vahtera, P, Buckley, P orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-5589 and Aliyev, M orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-094X (2017) Affective conflict and identification of knowledge sources in MNE teams. International Business Review, 26 (5). ABSTRACTHow does affective conflict influence identification of knowledge sources in MNE teams? We apply social exchange theory and consider the effect of two types of affective interpersonal conflict:relational tension and self-interest on identification of knowledge sources in MNE teams. We further analyse how these effects are related to geographic and nationality differences. We test our hypotheses with a field study of 1181 dyadic interactions between 160 members within 40 MNE teams engaged in product innovation, human resources, and operational improvement in three large diversified MNEs. We find that affective conflict has a direct negative relationship to identification of knowledge sources in MNE teams. This relationship is further negatively moderated by geographic differences and nationality differences. Our study contributes to theoretical and empirical micro-foundations of conflict and identification of knowledge sources in MNE teams.

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“…Along these lines, business knowledge obtained from interpersonal ties in more developed countries is not always more useful than locally sourced knowledge. Overseas knowledge is preferable when new-to-the-industry knowledge is needed, when there is a strong tie, and when the knowledge does not involve a long discussion, but otherwise local knowledge is preferable (Levin & Barnard, 2013).…”

Section: Knowledge Transfermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, Carraher et al (2008),Liu et al (2010),Zaheer et al (2009),Bruning et al (2012),Tröster and van Knippenberg (2012),Levin and Barnard (2013),Morris et al (2014),Peltokorpi and Vaara (2014),Selmier II et al (2015),Haas and Cummings (2015),Wang (2015),Lin et al (2016),Ang et al (2018) andErtug et al (2018 …”

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Making connections: Social networks in international business

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Insights from social network research have generated significant advancements in disciplines such as sociology, economics, and psychology. In comparison, the incorporation of social network ideas into international business (IB) research remains more limited. The purpose of this special issue is to foster further research on social networks in IB. In our introductory essay, we provide a brief overview of network research in the IB domain to give a sense of some of the major ongoing themes and to illustrate how the social network approach can provide fresh insights and add substantive value to the field. To emphasize the considerable potential of using social network theories and ideas to advance research and understanding in IB, we also indicate some future directions. We follow these with a summary of the five articles in the special issue.

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Connections to distant knowledge: Interpersonal ties between more- and less-developed countries

Cited by 61 publications

References 75 publications

International knowledge brokerage and returnees’ entrepreneurial decisions

International knowledge brokerage and returnees’ entrepreneurial decisions

Affective conflict and identification of knowledge sources in MNE teams

Making connections: Social networks in international business

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