Knowledge Flows, Governance and the Multinational Enterprise: Frontiers in International Management Research

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 9
List of Contributors......Page 10
Part I Fundamental Perspectives on Knowledge Governance......Page 12
1 Knowledge Governance and Value Creation......Page 14
2 The Use of Network Theory in MNC Research......Page 29
3 Multinational Enterprises and Competence-Creating Knowledge Flows: A Theoretical Analysis......Page 49
Part II Governing External Knowledge Relations......Page 70
4 Do Good Threats Make Good Neighbours? Social Dilemmas in MNC Networks......Page 72
5 Learning across Borders: Organizational Learning and International Alliances......Page 92
6 Learning versus Protection in Inter-Firm Alliances: A False Dichotomy......Page 119
7 Relationship Dynamics: Developing Business Relationships and Creating Value......Page 141
Part III Governing Internal Knowledge Relations......Page 160
8 Identifying Leading-Edge Market Knowledge in Multinational Corporations......Page 162
9 Knowledge Flows in International Services Firms: A Conceptual Model......Page 188
10 The Dilemmas of MNC Subsidiary Transfer of Knowledge......Page 206
Part IV Knowledge Governance and Business Development......Page 220
11 Governing MNC Entry in Regional Knowledge Clusters......Page 222
12 Learning and Networking in Foreign-Market Entry of Service Firms......Page 237
13 Plumbing and Plugging-In: Networking by Venture Capitalists in Europe and the USA......Page 260
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