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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 286-311 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Asian Business and Management |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jul 2018 |
Abstract
This article investigates how Chinese multinational enterprises (MNEs) organize knowledge transfer through cross-border acquisitions in developed economies, by employing an organizational learning perspective, and investigating Chinese acquisitions in the German industrial sector. Engaging in several activities (e.g., establishment of R&D centers, joint ventures, and staff deployment, etc.), Chinese enterprises ultimately aim for stimulating the interaction between the acquired target and the parent company. Challenging the conventional wisdom, knowledge transfer also happens reciprocally. The absorptive and disseminative capacities of both partners, along with the knowledge characteristics, and the intercultural issues, moderate the effectiveness of knowledge transfer.
Keywords
- China, Chinese, Cross-border acquisitions, Knowledge transfer, Mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Post-acquisition integration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Business and International Management
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Social Sciences(all)
- Political Science and International Relations
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Strategy and Management
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In: Asian Business and Management, Vol. 17, No. 4, 16.07.2018, p. 286-311.
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T1 - The organization of knowledge transfer in the context of Chinese cross-border acquisitions in developed economies
AU - Haasis, Timon Immanuel
AU - Liefner, Ingo
AU - Garg, Ritam
N1 - Funding information: We gratefully appreciate the funding provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG) under Grant Li 981/13-1. This funding does not create any conflicts of interest. An earlier version of the article was presented during the 11th annual China Goes Global conference in Kristiansand,
PY - 2018/7/16
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