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| Author: | Li, J.J. Poppo, L. Zhou, K.Z. |
| Title: | Relational mechanisms, formal contracts, and local knowledge acquisition by international subsidiaries |
| Journal: | Strategic Management Journal
2010 : APR, VOL. 31:4, p. 349-370 |
| Index terms: | international subsidiary companies Asia China suppliers |
| Freeterms: | knowledge acquisition |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Focusing on relational and contractual mechanisms (herein as: mechs.), this paper examines the impact of these mechs. on foreign subsidiaries' (hereafter as: f-sub/s.) acquisition (as: acqsn.) of explicit and tacit knowledge (herein as: knwl.) from local suppliers. Based on survey data from nearly 170 f-sub/s. operating in China, there is found broad support for the proposed analytical framework. With shared common goals, the f-sub/s. acquires greater levels of both explicit and tacit knwl. (than the supplier/s). Trust btw. the two parties promotes the acqsn. of broader levels of tacit than explicit knwl. There are also more results reported in detail. |
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