The Impact of Knowledge Management on MNC Subsidiary Performance: The Role of Absorptive Capacity

To date, empirical studies on the impact of knowledge management on the performance of MNC subsidiaries remain few in number. This study examines the effect of knowledge management tools upon absorptive capacity, knowledge-flows and performance with unique data from subsidiary units in a large Germa...

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Published inManagement international review Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 101 - 119
Main Authors Mahnke, Volker, Pedersen, Torben, Venzin, Markus
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wiesbaden Gabler Verlag 01.01.2005
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Absorptive capacity
Business innovation
Business structures
Cements
Competency based education
Corporate strategies
Employees
Endogenous
Hypotheses
Knowledge management
Knowledge sharing
Learning
Management science
Multinational corporations
Perceptions
R&D
Research & development
Studies
Subsidiaries
Subsidiary companies
Universities
Germany
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ISSN0938-8249
1861-8901

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Summary:To date, empirical studies on the impact of knowledge management on the performance of MNC subsidiaries remain few in number. This study examines the effect of knowledge management tools upon absorptive capacity, knowledge-flows and performance with unique data from subsidiary units in a large German MNC -HeidelbergCement. Treating absorptive capacity as an endogenous construct subject to managerial discretion, we show how knowledge management tools unfold their performance impact through their significant influence on absorptive capacity and knowledge inflows.
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ISSN:0938-8249
1861-8901