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dc.contributor.authorSchleimer, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorRiege, Andi
dc.contributor.editorRory L. Chase
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:05:39Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:05:39Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-08-03T09:04:56Z
dc.identifier.issn13673270
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/13673270910931143
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/26191
dc.description.abstractPurpose - Building on the social network view and new product development perspective, the purpose of this paper is to examine how knowledge is transferred between identical, yet geographically distant units within a multinational corporation. Design/methodology/approach - An embedded case study of Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) examining core drivers that impact on inter-unit knowledge transfers between six events and exhibitions (E&E) units located in Europe, Asia, and Australasia. Findings - The data highlight that effective knowledge transfer between E&E units depends on a combination of key drivers, such as social network ties, absorptive capacity, learning adaptiveness, and communication channels. The findings suggest that the search for and transfer of knowledge depends foremost on the applicability of context-specific knowledge rather than its complexity. Research limitations/implications - The focus is on one specific manufacturing sector and specific drivers to knowledge transfer in this sector, limiting the generalisation of the findings. Also, the findings were drawn from a limited sample of in-depth practitioner interviews and did not integrate any outcome measures to successful knowledge transfer in their approach. Practical implications - The paper offers guidelines for firms and specifically E&E managers to observe the specificity of knowledge and how this affects its limited applicability for other identical units. Originality/value - Managers foremost need is to examine the unique context under which knowledge is acquired; only then are they in a position to decide how much knowledge transfer via different network and communication channels is needed between geographically dispersed E&E units.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom27
dc.relation.ispartofpageto41
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Knowledge Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume13
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBusiness Information Management (incl. Records, Knowledge and Information Management, and Intelligence)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation and Computing Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode150301
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode08
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode15
dc.titleKnowledge transfer between globally dispersed units at BMW
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of International Business and Asian Studies
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorRiege, Andi
gro.griffith.authorSchleimer, Stephanie C.


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