- Title
- Knowledge transfer, knowledge replication and learning in non-equity alliances: operating joint ventures in China
- Creator
- Wang, Yue; Nicholas, Stephen
- Relation
- Management International Review Vol. 45, Issue 1, p. 99-118
- Relation
- http://www.bwl.uni-kiel.de/mir
- Publisher
- Betriebswirtschaftlicher Verlag Dr. Th. Gabler GmbH
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2005
- Description
- Knowledge transfer and learning within non-equity strategic alliances is an under-researched area. Based on interview data, this paper studies knowledge transfer, replication and learning in contractual joint ventures (CJVs), a major form of foreign investment in China. ; Using a quasi-hierarchical organization structure, CJVs replicated part of their Hong Kong parent's know-how, which depended on local Chinese managers' learning intent and learning ability. Hong Kong partners also learned from managing the CJV and operating in China's local environment. ; The paper identified collective learning (as opposed to competitive learning) between the CJV's Hong Kong and Chinese managers, which was largely built upon character and process-based trust.
- Subject
- knowledge transfer; collective learning; China; organizational structure
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/803624
- Identifier
- uon:6454
- Identifier
- ISSN:0938-8249
- Language
- eng
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