Alexander Bargstädt

DEFINING THE KNOWLEDGE AGENT

A Qualitative Analysis of Knowledge Transfer within Multinational Corporations

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Produktbeschreibung

This qualitative study explores the influences of cultural differences on knowledge transfer. In order to do so a theoretical model of the individuals involved in the transfer of knowledge, the knowledge agents, has been developed, extending the classic sender-receiver communication prototype by including the aspects of home and host culture, the level of internationalization and the interconnectedness of different knowledge agents. In a second step the model has been tested by conducting a single case study. It has then been verified along several measurable cultural dimensions that are expected to impact knowledge transfer. The results of the study have shown that the cultural dimensions of power distance, individualism vs. collectivism, long- vs. short-term orientation, speed of communication, high vs. low context, monochronic vs. polychronic time, perception of space, internationalization, cultural openness, perceived cultural distance, and language ability do have a direct or indirect impact on the knowledge transfer process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9783838346588
• ISBN-10: 3838346580
• Artikelnr.: 29430663

Autorenporträt

Alexander Bargstädt received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, where he graduated with a double major in Economics and Asian & Middle Eastern Studies. His interest in Japanese business culture led him to pursue a MA in Global Studies at Sophia University in Japan. He currently works for a German based multinational cooperation.