Knowledge Flow Transfers in Multinational Corporations by Ordóñez de Pablos

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Ordóñez de Pablos, P. (2004). Knowledge flow transfers in multinational corporations. Knowledge properties and implications for management, 8(6), 105-116. doi: 10.1108/13673270410567666

In this article Ordóñez de Pablos aims to analyse “knowledge flows transfer within multinational corporations, with particular emphasis in replicating headquarters’ human resource management systems in subsidiaries to a certain extent” (p.105) Data is drawn from a variety of seminal and recent contributions to highlight the unique management systems in Japan and America, including the drawbacks when utilised in foreign countries. The given scenario laid out various characteristics of the two systems and their adaptions, this is highly useful as a starting point for my future research paper as the author expresses both the initial difficulties faced in setting up branches for staff including managers and the correct response in dealing with the issue. Then again with a single case study involving just two countries, it is unwise to judge and assume neighbouring countries will have similar systems. In conclusion, the act of gaining knowledge in a global scale escalates complexity of management systems, adding pressure to international managers..

Shen, J., & Lang, B. (2009). Cross-cultural training and its impact on expatriate performance in Australian MNEs. Human Resource Development International, 12(4), 371-386. doi: 10.1080/1367886090313576

Shen and Lang (2009) “examine cross-cultural training (CCT) policies and practices and their effects on expatriate performance in Australian multinational enterprises (MNEs)” (p.371). A case study and polls involving a number of organisations in distinct industries was carried out. Their primary objective ...

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...96). I will not be using this article as a primary source but rather a complementary view of mangers of MNCs in my future research.

Works Cited

Ordóñez de Pablos, P. (2004). Knowledge flow transfers in multinational corporations. Knowledge properties and implications for management, 8(6), 105-116. doi: 10.1108/13673270410567666
Shen, J., & Lang, B. (2009). Cross-cultural training and its impact on expatriate performance in Australian MNEs. Human Resource Development International, 12(4), 371-386. doi: 10.1080/1367886090313576
Schermerhorn Jr, J R., Davidson, P A, Poole, D A, Woods, P E, Simon, A L, McBarron, E L. (2014). Management (5th ed.). Australia: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
Spencer, J. and Gomez, C. (2011), MNEs and corruption: the impact of national institutions and subsidiary strategy. Strategic Management Journal, 32, 280–300. doi: 10.1002/smj.874

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