Knowledge transfer, knowledge replication and learning in non-equity alliances: operating joint ventures in China

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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