Abstract
The study aims to highlight specific subsidiary managers’ initiatives as antecedents of the processes of knowledge acquisition, capability development, and capability knowledge transfer in the context of Brazilian subsidiaries of foreign multinational companies. Using survey data collected from 127 senior and middle managers of Brazilian subsidiaries from foreign multinational companies, this study finds support for the proposed analytical framework by confirming five hypotheses. When subsidiary managers make use of skills such as individual absorptive capacity, bricolage behavior, and knowledge influence, they favor the process of subsidiary capability development, as well as the process of capability knowledge transfer for potential application in the headquarters or in other subsidiaries of the multinational corporation.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2023 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 2023 JPIM Research Forum - Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, United States Duration: 16 Sept 2023 → 17 Sept 2023 https://www.pdma.org/page/annual-jpim-research-forum |
Conference
| Conference | 2023 JPIM Research Forum |
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| Location | Hilton New Orleans Riverside |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New Orleans |
| Period | 16/09/2023 → 17/09/2023 |
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Keywords
- Subsidiary capability
- Reverse knowledge transfer
- Bricolage behavior
- Individual absorptive capacity
- Manager Knowledge influence
- Capability development
- Capability transfer
- Subsidiary manager roles
