Multinationals and cross-cultural management : the transfer of knowledge within multinational corporations / Parissa Haghirian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haghirian, Parissa, 1970- author.

Series:

Routledge international business in Asia series ; 6.

Routledge international business in Asia series ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Management.

International business enterprises.

Management--Cross-cultural studies.

Management.

Intercultural communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Globalisation makes our world appear smaller: it is easier to connect, communicate and do business with people all over the world. But cultural differences remain and challenge globalized knowledge communication and transfer. This book examines cross-cultural management within multinational enterprises (MNEs), focusing in particular on how cultural differences influence the transfer of knowledge between different units within individual corporations. Based on detailed empirical analysis of 267 companies in Germany and Japan, it considers the relative effectiveness of inter-cultural a

Contents:

pt. 1. Theoretical foundations of knowledge management and transfer in multinational corporations

pt. 2. Research questions and results

pt. 3. Effectiveness of cross-cultural knowledge transfer in multinational corporations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-93649-1

1-136-93650-5

1-283-03872-2

9786613038722

0-203-84675-3

9780203846759

OCLC:

707067551