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Not all international assignments are created equal: HQ-subsidiary knowledge transfer patterns across types of assignments and types of knowledge
Journal Contribution - Journal Article
Drawing on 50 semi-structured interviews in a case study of a Belgian multinational and its foreign subsidiary in Poland, we develop new insights into how using different types of international assignments (long-term expatriation, short-term expatriation, short-term inpatriation) allows a HQ-subsidiary dyad to transfer different types of knowledge (declarative, procedural, axiomatic, relational), both from and to HQ, during and after the assignment. We show how each type of assignment acts as a unique knowledge transfer channel, and why it is critical that HQ-subsidiary dyads use an appropriate combination and sequence of international assignments reflecting their specific knowledge transfer needs.
Journal: Journal of World Business
ISSN: 1090-9516
Issue: 3
Volume: 54
Pages: 181-190
Publication year:2019
Keywords:Expatriation, Inpatriation, Knowledge Transfer, Knowledge Types, HQ-subsidiary Relationships