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Multinationals and Cross-Cultural Management

Parissa Haghirian
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Cross-cultural Knowledge Transfer
cross-cultural knowledge transfer effectiveness
cultural adaptation strategies
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Declarative Knowledge
employee learning processes
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German Japanese corporate comparison
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High Context Country
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international business studies
Japanese Knowledge Management
Japanese Managers
Japanese Multinational Corporations
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Knowledge Acquisition
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management Activities
Knowledge Management Processes
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Knowledge Reception
Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge Transfer Processes
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organisational knowledge sharing
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780415731492
  • Weight: 360g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Sep 2013
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Globalisation makes our world appear smaller: it is easier to connect, communicate and do business with people all over the world. But cultural differences remain and challenge globalized knowledge communication and transfer. This book examines cross-cultural management within multinational enterprises (MNEs), focusing in particular on how cultural differences influence the transfer of knowledge between different units within individual corporations.

Based on detailed empirical analysis of 267 companies in Germany and Japan, it considers the relative effectiveness of inter-cultural and intra-cultural knowledge transfer; identifies the factors that inhibit or facilitate successful knowledge transfer; and suggests how management processes of MNEs can be improved. It demonstrates that although cultural differences do not necessarily influence the selection and transmission of knowledge overseas, they do have a strong impact on how that knowledge is received, integrated and put into practice locally.

The book shows how knowledge is accepted differently in Europe and Asia and which factors have the strongest impact on efficient knowledge transfer. It suggests that to improve cross-cultural management MNEs should focus less on upgrading the technology that allows knowledge transfer, and more on the capabilities and beliefs of individual employees.

About Parissa Haghirian
Parissa Haghirian is Associate Professor of International Management at the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia University in Tokyo, and adjunct professor at Temple University, Japan.  Her recent publications include Innovation and Change in Japanese Management and J-Management: Fresh Perspectives on the Japanese Firm in the 21st Century.

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