Reverse knowledge transfer in multinational companies: A systematic literature review

The mainstream literature has focused on knowledge transfers from parent companies to subsidiaries, while paying less attention to knowledge created at the subsidiary level. But there is a growing trend to knowledge co-creation, and the responsibility of knowledge creation has shifted from headquart...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Kogut, Clarice Secches, Mello, Renato Cotta de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD)
Repositorio:BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs3.bar.anpad.org.br:article/318
Acceso en línea:https://bar.anpad.org.br/index.php/bar/article/view/318
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:thematic analysis
reverse knowledge transfer
international competitive advantage
knowledge management
subsidiary headquarters relationship
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Sumario:The mainstream literature has focused on knowledge transfers from parent companies to subsidiaries, while paying less attention to knowledge created at the subsidiary level. But there is a growing trend to knowledge co-creation, and the responsibility of knowledge creation has shifted from headquarters to the corporation as a whole and its subsidiaries. Using a thorough systematic review over a 15-year period in top-tier journals, this thematic analysis finds interesting literature gaps to be filled and proposes a theoretical framework that conceptualizes the reverse knowledge transfer as a complex process; moreover, we offer a detailed view on the phenomenon of reverse knowledge transfer, seeking to contribute to a better understanding of it and providing a basis to assist corporate managers in global strategic planning and knowledge management and scholars in future academic research in the field.