S. Li
Tapping the power of local knowledge: A local-global interactive perspective
Li, S.; Easterby-Smith, M.; Lyles, M.A.; Clark, T.
Authors
M. Easterby-Smith
M.A. Lyles
T. Clark
Abstract
Existing theories of international business and strategy do not fully explain how local knowledge disadvantage faced by foreign investors can be mitigated. We conducted an in-depth qualitative study into four MNCs to investigate the micro-processes of how they generated value from their dispersed sources of local knowledge in China. The results suggest an interactive model: that MNCs employed management processes encompassing three strategically interconnected efforts—global knowledge penetration, local-global knowledge blending, and local-global knowledge integration. The model highlights the interplay between global and local knowledge and challenges extant research that solely focuses on the transfer of either home-based or local knowledge.
Citation
Li, S., Easterby-Smith, M., Lyles, M., & Clark, T. (2016). Tapping the power of local knowledge: A local-global interactive perspective. Journal of World Business, 51(4), 641-653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2016.04.001
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 16, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 23, 2016 |
Publication Date | Jun 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Apr 26, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Journal of World Business |
Print ISSN | 1090-9516 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 51 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 641-653 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2016.04.001 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1406045 |
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