Cultural compatibility in internal knowledge transfers: an application to hotel chain growth.

This work addresses the internal transferof knowledge from a cultural perspective when hotel chains grow. The analysis begins with an approach to the intra-organisational transfer of knowledge in hotel chain expansion. Later, culture in organisations is addressed; this gives rise to the proposal of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: García-Almeida, Desiderio Juan, Bernardo Vilamitjana, Mercè, Hormiga Pérez, Esther, Valls Pasola, Jaume
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/225396
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225396
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gestió hotelera
Relacions culturals
Hotel management
Cultural relations
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Sumario:This work addresses the internal transferof knowledge from a cultural perspective when hotel chains grow. The analysis begins with an approach to the intra-organisational transfer of knowledge in hotel chain expansion. Later, culture in organisations is addressed; this gives rise to the proposal of cultural compatibility as a determinant of the intra-firm transfer of knowledge. Moreover, reference is made to possible sources of cultural incompatibility: location abroad of the new hotel, conversions where most employees stay, and small size of the new hotel. The hypotheses are tested in the Spanish hotel context. The results show effects and causes of the compatibility between the cultural context in which the knowledge to be transferred originated and the cultural framework in which it is to be implemented