Strategic Management Knowledge Transfer, Absorptive Capacity and the Attainment of Strategic Objective of MNCs’ Chinese Subsidiaries

Hu, Ling

doi:10.4236/me.2012.34054

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“…Moreover, universities are eager to publish the results before the IP has been protected or are not willing to guarantee the exclusivity of results (Hall et al 2001). An additional barrier has been found on the firm-side in respect to their absorptive capacity (Hu 2012;Bekkers and Freitas 2010) and the knowledge breadth of firms (Caloghirou et al 2003, Zhang et al 2007). SMEs especially do not possess the necessary financial resources and are faced with high transaction costs (Reinhard and Schmalholz 1996).…”

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Does context matter in academic entrepreneurship? The role of barriers and drivers in the regional and national context

2015

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With pressure on universities to better contribute to society, academic entrepreneurship is an increasingly recognised source of new knowledge and technologies as well as being a driver of the movement to a knowledge society. However, whilst growing, the level of academic entrepreneurship in Europe is still relatively low. Two reasons that are factors influencing this are inhibitors (barriers) and facilitators (drivers), however the understanding of how their interplay influences academic entrepreneurship, particularly across different context is lacking. For this reason, this study focussed on two environmental settings, European regions and countries, seeking to understand if it is the hurdle (barrier) or (and/or) tail-wind (drivers) that most impacts academic entrepreneurship and how does the regional or national context influence this. An online survey was translated into 22 languages and undertaken in 33 countries in Europe and the European Economic Area. From the original data set, 12 countries in four European regions provided a sample of 2925 responses, with a second step to focus on four 'lead' countries within those regions. The results show that there is a significant difference in the universityWith relationship drivers primarily relating to collaborating with business for the purposes of research, it could be expected that high relationship drivers may positively impact the extent of UBC, however for entrepreneurial behaviour by academics, an individual pursuit for the creation of business, may indeed have a negative influence. As such it is anticipated that relationship drivers will have a significant but negative relationship with academic entrepreneurship.& Sue Rossano business cooperation barriers and drivers that effect academic entrepreneurship in the European regions. Furthermore, different barriers and drivers were found to significantly affect the four lead countries with barriers and drivers being able to provide a good explanation of the extent of academic entrepreneurship in the UK and Germany, and a limited explanation of entrepreneurial activity by Spanish and Polish academics. Overall the article contributes to the literature of resource-based theory and also the understanding of factors influencing European academic entrepreneurship.

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Section: Barriers Relating To the Usability Of Resultsmentioning

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Does context matter in academic entrepreneurship? The role of barriers and drivers in the regional and national context

2015

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“…The variables of trust (Zaheer, McEvily, & Perrone 1998), homophily (Reagans 2011), absorptive capacity (for coprocesses!) (Hu 2012), power, information supply (or information uncertainties), and culture (Levinson 2010) -all critical success factors important in understanding knowledge transfer in general -also themselves interact to shape co-processes in the diffusion of innovations. Plus, some of those involved in internet-related co-processes today are, themselves, boundary spanners or linkers across structural holes (see Burt 1992).…”

Section: Responsive Modifications To the Innovation Diffusion Framewomentioning

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“…(See Chrysostome, Nigam, and Jarilowski (2013) and Hu (2012) for studies of learning in international joint ventures and for the importance of social interactions that provide bases for possible trust development and cross-cultural communication, thus adding to absorptive capacity for cross-organizational innovation/idea diffusion and utilization.) This discussion of culture and absorptive capacity also links to findings on successful diffusion and geographic proximity.…”

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A tri-decennia view of knowledge transfer research: what works in diffusion and development contexts

Levinson¹

2015

The Journal of International Communication

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Reporting on three decades of knowledge diffusion and utilization research, this study provides an updated, cross-disciplinary framework for viewing information and communication technologies and development. It examines research streams over time (including that of the author) and concepts from the fields of communication, organizational sociology, public administration, and political science. Attention is paid to key variables (such as interorganizational trust, absorptive capacity at the organizational and interorganizational levels, and social learning) related to the cross-cultural diffusion/utilization/adaptation of knowledge against the backdrop of interconnected public, private, and not-for profit organizations and institutions. Findings also highlight changes in variables studied over these decades within and across the research streams. These include the emergence of crosscultural co-processes (including co-design of diffusion plans in networked settings) and their roles in successful knowledge diffusion/utilization. In sum, this meta-analysis examining research over three decades possesses implications for understanding diffusion and social change today and makes recommendations for research agendas in the decade ahead.

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Erratum to: Does context matter in academic entrepreneurship? The role of barriers and drivers in the regional and national context

2017

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Two hypotheses were reframed Hypothesis 3 That the regional context significantly influences the perception of the UBC drivers and barriers facing academics in their entrepreneurial endeavours. Altered to Hypothesis 3 That the perception of the UBC drivers and barriers facing academics in their entrepreneurial endeavours differs between regions. Hypothesis 4 The variable 'country' significantly explains the extent of academic entrepreneurship The online version of the original article can be found under

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Strategic Management Knowledge Transfer, Absorptive Capacity and the Attainment of Strategic Objective of MNCs’ Chinese Subsidiaries

Cited by 4 publications

References 33 publications

Does context matter in academic entrepreneurship? The role of barriers and drivers in the regional and national context

Does context matter in academic entrepreneurship? The role of barriers and drivers in the regional and national context

A tri-decennia view of knowledge transfer research: what works in diffusion and development contexts

Erratum to: Does context matter in academic entrepreneurship? The role of barriers and drivers in the regional and national context

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