1st Edition
Multinationals and Cross-Cultural Management The Transfer of Knowledge within Multinational Corporations
Part I. Theoretical Foundations of Knowledge Management and Transfer in Multinational Corporations 1. The Nature of Knowledge 2. Managing Knowledge within Organizations 3. Western Knowledge Management and Japanese Knowledge Management 4. Knowledge Management in Multinational Corporations 5. Knowledge Transfer Across Cultures Part II. Research Question and Analysis 6. The Research Project 7. Do Knowledge Transfer Processes Differ Between Cultures? 8. Is Knowledge Transfer Between Cultures Less Successful Than Knowledge Transfer within one Culture? 9. Which Factors Influence Cross-cultural Knowledge Transfer? Part III. Effectiveness of Cross-cultural Knowledge Transfer in Multinational Corporations 10. How Successful is Cross-cultural Knowledge Transfer? 11. The Future of Knowledge Management in Multinational Corporations
Biography
Parissa Haghirian is Associate Professor of International Management at the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia University in Tokyo, and adjunct professor at Temple University, Japan. Her recent publications include Innovation and Change in Japanese Management and J-Management: Fresh Perspectives on the Japanese Firm in the 21st Century.
