MNC knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity and HRM

By Dana B. Minbaeva, Torben Pedersen, Ingmar Björkman, Carl F. Fey, H. Park. Journal of International Business Studies, 2002

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Based on a sample of 169 subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in the USA, Russia, and Finland, this paper investigates the relationship between MNC subsidiary HRM practices, absorptive capacity and knowledge transfer. First, we examine the relationship between the application of specific HRM practices and the level of the absorptive capacity. Second, we suggest that absorptive capacity should be conceptualized as being comprised of both employees’ ability and motivation. Further, results indicate that both ability and motivation (absorptive capacity) are needed to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from other parts of the MNC.

Subfields: Communication, Strategy and Management

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Examining the Intermediate Role of Employee Abilities, Motivation and Opportunities to Participate in the Relationship between HR Bundles and Employee Performance (2018, background): “In addition, prior studies have suggested that employees are more motivated when the organization informs them about the firm, for instance, by sharing information about its performance, because it send signals to employees that they are trusted members of the firm (Delery and Shaw, 2001; Minbaeva e”
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A Road Well Traveled: The Past, Present, and Future Journey of Strategic Human Resource Management (2017, background): “Other studies have also shown that SIHRM policies can increase a subunit’s absorptive capacities by enhancing employees’ motivation and ability to learn and share knowledge (Minbaeva et al. 2003).”
Intellectual Capital–Enhancing HR, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation (2017, background): “Individual HR practices such as staffing, training, performance appraisal, compensation and job rotation, and the like, all prove instrumental for enhancing knowledge transfer (Jansen et al., 2005; Laursen & Foss, 2003; Minbaeva, 2005; Minbaeva et al., 2003; Simonin & Özsomer, 2009).”
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