Repatriating knowledge: variables influencing the transfer'' process

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Oddou, Gary; Osland, Joyce S.; Blakeney, Roger N.
• 署名单位: California State University System; California State University San Marcos; California State University System; San Jose State University; University of Houston System; University of Houston
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400402
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 181-199
• 关键词: knowledge transfer; repatriate; EXPATRIATE; knowledge transfer model; HRM management

摘要

Because of the strategic importance of organizational learning in a global economy, the knowledge that repatriates acquire during international assignments is a valuable resource. Few multinational enterprises, however, actively harvest this knowledge, and little quantitative empirical research on this topic exists to date. We propose an original model and propositions that delineate the facilitative and inhibiting factors affecting repatriate knowledge transfer to work units. We conclude with suggestions for future research and practical implications. Journal of International Business Studies (2009) 40, 181-199.