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Subsidiary power, cultural intelligence and interpersonal knowledge transfer between subsidiaries within the multinational enterprise

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posted on 2021-11-16, 22:49 authored by H Phookan, RR Sharma
We propose that individual-level knowledge transfer between subsidiaries within a multinational enterprise depends on the perceived relative power of the subsidiary and the cultural intelligence of individuals. Using a sample of 333 research and development (R&D) subsidiary employees of foreign Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) in India, we find that the perceived subsidiary power has a direct positive significant effect on knowledge sharing, and an indirect significant effect, through organizational identification, on knowledge seeking. Further, cultural intelligence moderates the effect of organizational identification on knowledge seeking, and the indirect effect of the perceived subsidiary power on it. The findings highlight the role of organizational identification and cultural intelligence in explaining the impact of the perceived subsidiary power on interpersonal knowledge transfer within the MNE.

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Phookan, H. & Sharma, R. R. (2021). Subsidiary power, cultural intelligence and interpersonal knowledge transfer between subsidiaries within the multinational enterprise. Journal of International Management, 27(4), 100859-100859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2021.100859

Journal title

Journal of International Management

Volume

27

Issue

4

Publication date

2021-12-01

Pagination

100859-100859

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Publication status

Accepted

ISSN

1075-4253

Article number

100859

Language

en