Not all international assignments are created equal: HQ-subsidiary knowledge transfer patterns across types of assignments and types of knowledge
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Journal article with impact factorPublication Year
2019Journal
Journal of World BusinessPublication Volume
54Publication Issue
3Publication Begin page
181Publication End page
190
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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.Keyword
Expatriation, Inpatriation, Knowledge Transfer, Knowledge Types, HQ-subsidiary RelationshipsKnowledge Domain/Industry
EntrepreneurshipStrategy
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10.1016/j.jwb.2019.02.003