We examine how social capital dimensions of networks affect the transfer knowledge between network members. distinguish among three common types: intracorporate networks, strategic alliances, and industrial districts. Using a framework, we identify structural, cognitive, relational for types. then link these to conditions that facilitate transfer. In doing so, propose set promote different

Despite the growing popularity of term 'organizational learning," writings on topic have little consensus in terms definition, perspective, conceptualization, and methodology. This article examines dichotomy between two main streams theorizing field. The first stream, prescriptive learning organization, is concerned with question "How should an organization learn?" Targeting practitioners, these studies are usually based authors' consulting experience seldom follow rigorous research...

abstract Many papers have been published recently in the fields of strategy and international business research incorporating role organizational knowledge as a basis firm competitive advantage. While such is normally developed within firm, it important that firms possess ability to learn from others order meet increasing pace competition. Knowledge transfer, defined here an event through which one organization learns experience another, has thus become area broader domain learning...

This study investigates the effects of entrepreneurial personality traits, background and networking activities on venture growth among 168 Chinese entrepreneurs in small medium sized businesses Singapore. Personality traits include need for achievement, internal locus control, self‐reliance extroversion; comprises education experience; consist size frequency communication networks. A structural equation modelling technique – partial least squares (PLS) is used to estimate a path model with...

Executive Overview Guanxi means good connections. Although guanxi is often said to be the source of sustained competitive advantage for foreign companies doing business in China, there little theoretical basis this view. What known that has valuable, rare, and imperfectly imitable before it can lead a advantage. Even if certain gained, difficult sustain, because disrupted by something as simple staff mobility. By suggesting ways protect their guanxi, hoped important aspect Chinese management...

In this article we assess, from a critical realist perspective, the role played by replication in theory development. We first present concise review of realism and then reply to objection that is not possible social sciences. go on classify replications into six types along two dimensions. Finally, detailed argument for significance science research propose multifocal pattern knowledge accumulation be integrated with scattered commonly found organizational science.

Abstract This paper proposes and tests a model of how firms acquire knowledge from their international joint venturing experience. Based on survey responses 73 Singapore 89 Hong Kong with respect to ventures set up in China, the results indicate that both overseeing effort management involvement are significant channels acquisition. The former channel is more important for great deal operational experience China parents older ventures. finding indicates improve skills acquisition through...

The idea that entrepreneurial opportunities exist "out there" is increasingly under attack by scholars who argue do not preexist objectively but are actively created through subjective processes of social construction. In this article we concede many the criticisms pioneered creation approach resist abandoning preexisting reality opportunities. Instead, use realist philosophy science to ontologically rehabilitate objectivity elucidating their propensity mode existence. Our perspective offers...

Organizational unlearning is widely considered an important condition for successful adaptation to environmental changes, promoting organizational learning and enhancing a firm's performance. Yet, has received scant attention in the literature, making theory building difficult. This article defines clarifies meaning of unlearning, distinguishes it from learning, articulates its dimensions discusses ways organizations can unlearn.

The case study as a key research method has often been criticized for generating results that are less generalizable than those of large‐sample, quantitative methods. This paper clearly defines generalization and distinguishes it from other related concepts. Drawing on the literature, author shows may be methods only in within‐population generalization. argues studies have merits over terms theoretical generalization, identifying disconfirming cases providing useful information assessing...

This paper presents a longitudinal study of corporate social disclosures by publicly‐listed Singapore‐based companies in the banking, food and beverages, hotel industries from 1986 to 1995. Annual reports all 33 three were examined it was found that 16 them did not have any responsibility throughout ten‐year period. Sentence‐by‐sentence content analysis annual remaining 17 then conducted. The mainly disclosed information on human resources community involvement. Starting low level, there...

Abstract This study identifies the practical and philosophical difficulties associated with testing strategic management organization theories. Working from a critical realist perspective, we affirm importance of falsification verification efforts for progress in theory development. We advocate four‐step approach advancing that prioritizes identifying presence effects hypothesized causal mechanisms, rather than solely focusing on correlational methods to jointly test set composing...

Transaction cost theory has been the dominant theoretical lens used in study of joint ventures. The purpose this paper is to explain formation ventures from resource-based perspective and compare with transaction theory. By focusing on aspect a transaction, logic explains terms market failure for intermediate inputs, asset specificity, high uncertainty over specifying monitoring performance. Putting more emphasis benefit side regards as means exploiting developing firm's resources....

Taking a theoretical perspective contrasting resource exploitation with exploration, we argue that foreign direct investments' (FDIs') hazard rates are lower in countries either more or less developed than home country FDIs' of similar economic development. We obtained strong supporting evidence sample FDIs made by Singapore firms. Further, using the reasoning strategic coalignment, acquisitions have greenfield investments and vice versa countries. found for former argument but not latter.

Executive Overview To face the challenge of increasing global competition, domestic companies need to leverage their strengths overseas. Newcomers international arena may encounter difficulties different from those established multinational corporations (MNCs). This article examines internationalization process fledgling MNCs an organizational learning perspective. The discussion is supported by empirical study 19 Singapore and operations in China, including joint ventures wholly owned...

The entry of young and aggressive multinational corporations from emerging economies into developed countries’ markets is an important trend that promises to shape the global competitive landscape. Brazilian, Chinese, Indian multinationals typify this growing trend. individual collective experiences these provide interesting context in which organizational unlearning becomes a means for inducing multifaceted learning enables companies develop exploit their entrepreneurial capabilities. In...