Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer

This paper combines insights from different streams of literature to develop a more comprehensive framework for the analysis of knowledge transfer via value chain relationships. We integrate the existing literature in three ways. First, we consider value chain relationships as a multi-facet process...

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Main Authors:	Saliola, Federica, Zanfei, Antonello
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Multinational Firms International Business F230 Transactional Relationships Contracts and Reputation Networks L140 Industrialization Manufacturing and Service Industries Choice of Technology O140 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4909

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spelling	okr-10986-49092021-04-23T14:02:20Z Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer Saliola, Federica Zanfei, Antonello Multinational Firms International Business F230 Transactional Relationships Contracts and Reputation Networks L140 Industrialization Manufacturing and Service Industries Choice of Technology O140 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330 This paper combines insights from different streams of literature to develop a more comprehensive framework for the analysis of knowledge transfer via value chain relationships. We integrate the existing literature in three ways. First, we consider value chain relationships as a multi-facet process of interaction between buyers and suppliers, involving different modes of knowledge transmission and development. Second, we assess whether and to what extent value chain relationships are associated with the presence of multinationals and with their embeddedness in the host economy. Third, we take into account the capabilities of local firms to handle the technology as a factor influencing knowledge transfer through value chain relationships. Using data on 1,385 firms active in Thailand in 2001-2003, we apply a multinomial logit model to test how the nature and intensity of multinational presence and the competencies of local firms affect the organization of international knowledge transfer. We find that knowledge intensive relationships, which are characterized by a significant transmission of technical and organizational competencies along the value chains, are positively associated with the presence of global buyers in the local market, with the efforts of MNCs to adapt technology to local contexts, and with the technical capabilities of domestic firms. By contrast, the age of subsidiaries and the share of inputs purchased locally appear to increase the likelihood of value chain relationships with a lower technological profile. 2012-03-30T07:30:20Z 2012-03-30T07:30:20Z 2009 Journal Article Research Policy 00487333 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4909 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic	Multinational Firms International Business F230 Transactional Relationships Contracts and Reputation Networks L140 Industrialization Manufacturing and Service Industries Choice of Technology O140 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330
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description	This paper combines insights from different streams of literature to develop a more comprehensive framework for the analysis of knowledge transfer via value chain relationships. We integrate the existing literature in three ways. First, we consider value chain relationships as a multi-facet process of interaction between buyers and suppliers, involving different modes of knowledge transmission and development. Second, we assess whether and to what extent value chain relationships are associated with the presence of multinationals and with their embeddedness in the host economy. Third, we take into account the capabilities of local firms to handle the technology as a factor influencing knowledge transfer through value chain relationships. Using data on 1,385 firms active in Thailand in 2001-2003, we apply a multinomial logit model to test how the nature and intensity of multinational presence and the competencies of local firms affect the organization of international knowledge transfer. We find that knowledge intensive relationships, which are characterized by a significant transmission of technical and organizational competencies along the value chains, are positively associated with the presence of global buyers in the local market, with the efforts of MNCs to adapt technology to local contexts, and with the technical capabilities of domestic firms. By contrast, the age of subsidiaries and the share of inputs purchased locally appear to increase the likelihood of value chain relationships with a lower technological profile.
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author	Saliola, Federica Zanfei, Antonello
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title	Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer
title_short	Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer
title_full	Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer
title_fullStr	Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer
title_full_unstemmed	Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer
title_sort	multinational firms, global value chains and the organization of knowledge transfer
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Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains and the Organization of Knowledge Transfer

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