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dc.contributor.authorChang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorGong, Y.
dc.contributor.authorPeng, Mike
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T22:17:23Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T22:17:23Z
dc.date.created2017-02-26T19:31:42Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationChang, Y. and Gong, Y. and Peng, M. 2012. Expatriate knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity, and subsidiary performance. Academy of Management Journal. 55 (4): pp. 927-948.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50089
dc.identifier.doi10.5465/amj.2010.0985
dc.description.abstract

In this study, we theoretically identify three dimensions of expatriate competencies - ability, motivation, and opportunity seeking - for knowledge transfer. Integrating the ability-motivation-opportunity framework and the absorptive capacity perspective, we propose that expatriate competencies in knowledge transfer influence a subsidiary's performance through the knowledge received by the subsidiary, but that this indirect effect is stronger when subsidiary absorptive capacity is greater. We collected multisource, time-lagged data from 162 British subsidiaries of Taiwanese multinational firms. The results support our hypotheses. Overall, we contribute to expatriation theory and research by revealing specific expatriate competencies as well as identifying boundary conditions for successful expatriate knowledge transfer.

dc.titleExpatriate knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity, and subsidiary performance
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume55
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage927
dcterms.source.endPage948
dcterms.source.issn0001-4273
dcterms.source.titleAcademy of Management Journal
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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