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Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/24603 Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer Barnard, Helena ichelp@gibs.co.za Kasiram, Yashica UCTD Knowledge Regulative Cognitive Normative Institution Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. Based on a study of knowledge transfer from a multinational corporation head office to subsidiary, this study examines the ease of cross border knowledge transfer to developed, developing and least developed countries impacted by varying institutional contexts. Institutions are clustered based on Scott’s institutional theory (1995), into normative, cognitive and regulative pillars that frame the mental models and approaches of actors in these institutional contexts. The study proposes that the institutional sectors of education systems, embeddedness of foreign firms, and authority systems impact ease of knowledge transfer from a MNC head office to its subsidiaries in developed, developing and LDCs. Therefore this study makes an important contribution to the literature on cross border knowledge transfer in that it suggests that the external institutional contexts contribute to effective knowledge transfer. The research provides management with an indication of the institutional elements that impact ease of transfer of knowledge, and the extent of interventions that can be optimised, to reduce the time; cost and effort associated with knowledge transfer initiatives that will ultimately increase their efficiency. The research aims to provide useful insights for practitioners wanting to minimise the barriers to knowledge transfer and optimise employee knowledge transfer initiatives. The overall outcome of the study is that as the socio-economic development increases, the ease of knowledge transfer increases. The study, hence contributes to the international business literature by identifying how inter-organisational knowledge transfer can be improved across borders. Copyright Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T18:03:16Z 2012-06-19 2013-09-06T18:03:16Z 2011-04-20 2010 2012-05-12 Dissertation Kasiram, Y, 2010, Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24603 > F/12/4/604/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24603 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05122012-182124/ © 2010, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Knowledge Regulative Cognitive Normative Institution Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer |
| title | Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer |
| title_full | Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer |
| title_fullStr | Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer |
| title_short | Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer |
| title_sort | impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer |
| topic | UCTD Knowledge Regulative Cognitive Normative Institution |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24603 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05122012-182124/ |