Control mechanisms of MNEs and absorption of foreign technology in cross-border acquisitions

Park, Byung Il; Choi, Jiyul

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.03.004

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“…Third, we also interviewed other employees in the same store with identical questionnaires to those colleagues who had responded to our survey earlier. We checked with ten managerial employees, and we did not discover any considerable inconsistencies between previous respondents and their colleagues from the same store (Park and Choi, 2014b). Fourth, following Podsakoff et al (2003) who suggested Harman's single-factor test as one of the most widely used techniques by researchers to address the issue of common method bias, we entered all variables measured subjectively by the respondents into the test.…”

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Knowledge spillovers through inward FDI in emerging markets: an empirical examination in the supermarket industry

Park

Kim

Choi

2016

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This study sets out to determine the mechanisms of intra-industry knowledge spillovers from inward FDI in the service sector of an emerging economy. Upon the basis of survey data from a local supermarket in South Korea, the study indicates that a demonstration effect is an efficient channel of knowledge flows from MNE subsidiaries to local firms. Worker mobility and local firms' absorptive capacity also play important roles in learning foreign knowledge in the perspective of local organisations, although the impact is somewhat marginal. Competitive pressure, however, does not exhibit any significant association with knowledge spillovers. This paper contributes to a concept, competitive dynamics, by shedding light on mechanisms of horizontal knowledge spillovers among actors within a strategic group. Some practical implications for managers of MNEs and local firms are also suggested.

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Knowledge spillovers through inward FDI in emerging markets: an empirical examination in the supermarket industry

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Kim

Choi

2016

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“…The knowledge-transfer process has been studied in the context of international joint ventures (Lyles and Salk, 2007;Park, 2011) and acquisitions (Bresman et al, 1999;Bresman et al, 2009;Zou and Ghauri, 2008). Previous studies have identified the role of MNEs' capabilities (Park, 2011), willingness (Wang et al, 2004) and control mechanisms (Park and Choi, 2014) as factors shaping the success of knowledge transfer to subsidiaries. The attention of these studies is on MNEs as the focal node of knowledge creation and distribution to their subsidiaries (Marchi et al, 2014).…”

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“…International business (IB) scholars have traditionally analysed multinational enterprises (MNEs) as the key channels for knowledge transfer to their equity partners involved in cross-border acquisitions (Bresman et al, 1999;Bresman et al, 2009;Park and Choi, 2014;Zou and Ghauri, 2008) and joint ventures (Lyles and Salk, 2007;Park, 2011). A body of literature within IB focusing on linkages also suggests that the knowledge transferred from MNEs may drive local suppliers' upgrading by directly influencing the technology used by them, improving their production function and thus enhancing their capabilities (Giroud, 2007;Giroud et al, 2012;Giroud and Scott-Kennel, 2009).…”

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Supplier strategies to compensate for knowledge asymmetries in buyer-supplier relationships: implications for economic upgrading

Hoque

Sinkovics

2016

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This paper explores a special form of international outsourcing relationship in which suppliers make recurrent discrete transactions with the same buyers over a long period of time without the existence of any original legally binding written agreement. The study examines three research questions: (1) Can suppliers in such relationships access any of their buyers' tacit knowledge? (2) What implications does their access or the lack thereof have for their economic upgrading? (3) What strategies do suppliers adopt to compensate for existing knowledge asymmetries? The case analysis of three small Bangladeshi garment manufacturers reveals the following key findings. The studied firms only have access to their buyers' explicit/codified knowledge. Notwithstanding this, they have successfully developed relevant knowledge that has allowed them to engage in process upgrading.

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“…However, there is a prerequisite for a partner firm to exercise strategic control. If the partner firm wants to exercise such specific control, its intangible resources, such as management know-how, technological skills, or local information should be important inputs (Park and Choi, 2014a). This means that the contribution of knowledge and technology may enable any participating entity to acquire ICF control, and subsequent knowledge acquisition from the firm in ICFs is crucial for it to maintain control.…”

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The future journey of International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy

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2016

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Abstract:The explanations provided in this paper constitute the aim of International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy (IJMCS), the journal's field of specialisation and potential themes/topics falling under the purview of IJMCS. First of all, the journals that IJMCS will compete with are Global Strategy Journal and Long Range Planning, and that is the primary aim of the journal. The reason for setting forth this goal is because the battlefield of all those journals, including IJMCS, is the global strategy domain, but IJMCS is somewhat different in that it tries to establish itself in niche territory by purely focusing on multinational corporation (MNC) strategy and strategy through foreign direct investment. Thus, as can be seen in the journal title, any themes/topics, which are associated with MNC strategy, will be issues that the journal wants to cover.

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Control mechanisms of MNEs and absorption of foreign technology in cross-border acquisitions

Cited by 36 publications

References 54 publications

Knowledge spillovers through inward FDI in emerging markets: an empirical examination in the supermarket industry

Knowledge spillovers through inward FDI in emerging markets: an empirical examination in the supermarket industry

Supplier strategies to compensate for knowledge asymmetries in buyer-supplier relationships: implications for economic upgrading

The future journey of International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy

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