Not all international assignments are created equal: HQ-subsidiary knowledge transfer patterns across types of assignments and types of knowledge
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Duvivier, F., Peeters, C. and Harzing, A. 2019. Not all international assignments are created equal: HQ-subsidiary knowledge transfer patterns across types of assignments and types of knowledge. Journal of World Business. 54 (3), pp. 181-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2019.02.003
Type | Article |
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Title | Not all international assignments are created equal: HQ-subsidiary knowledge transfer patterns across types of assignments and types of knowledge |
Authors | Duvivier, F., Peeters, C. and Harzing, A. |
Abstract | Drawing on 50 semi-structured interviews in a case study of a Belgian multinational and its foreign subsidiary in Poland, we develop new insights into how using different types of international assignments (long-term expatriation, short-term expatriation, short-term inpatriation) allows a HQ-subsidiary dyad to transfer different types of knowledge (declarative, procedural, axiomatic, relational), both from and to HQ, during and after the assignment. We show how each type of assignment acts as a unique knowledge transfer channel, and why it is critical that HQ-subsidiary dyads use an appropriate combination and sequence of international assignments reflecting their specific knowledge transfer needs. |
Keywords | Expatriation; Inpatriation; Knowledge transfer; Knowledge types; HQ-subsidiary relationships |
Research Group | International and Cross-cultural Management group |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Journal | Journal of World Business |
ISSN | 1090-9516 |
Electronic | 1878-5573 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Feb 2019 |
01 Apr 2019 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 07 Feb 2019 |
Accepted | 05 Feb 2019 |
Accepted | 18 Oct 2017 |
Publisher's version | License |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Restricted |
Copyright Statement | © 2019. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2019.02.003 |
Language | English |
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