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Expatriate utilization and foreign direct investment performance: the mediating role of knowledge transfer
Multinational corporations (MNC) often assign expatriate executives overseas to transfer knowledge, yet prior research has not specifically examined the utilization of expatriates as a strategic resource to facilitate knowledge transfer and enhance foreign direct investment performance. Drawing from the resource-based view of the firm and the international strategy literature, the authors argue that assignment of particular expatriates to the subsidiary will enhance subsidiary performance and that the knowledge transferred into the subsidiary through expatriates will mediate this relationship. Results based on MNC subsidiaries in China showed that using expatriates with motivation and adaptability for knowledge transfer enhanced subsidiary performance and that this relationship was mediated by knowledge transferred into the subsidiary; using expatriates with technical skills did not directly affect subsidiary performance, but had an indirect effect on performance via knowledge transferred into the subsidiary. They also discuss the implications of their findings for the resource-based view of the firm and international strategy research..Printed journal
Ketersediaan
| Call Number | Location | Available |
|---|---|---|
| PSB lt.dasar - Pascasarjana | 1 |
| Penerbit | : Southern Management Association |
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| Edisi | - |
| Subjek | Performance evaluation Foreign investment Knowledge management Multinational corporations Expatriates studies |
| ISBN/ISSN | 1492063 |
| Klasifikasi | - |
| Deskripsi Fisik | - |
| Info Detail Spesifik | - |
| Other Version/Related | Tidak tersedia versi lain |
| Lampiran Berkas | Tidak Ada Data |