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Abstract:
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Abstract
This talk addresses the interaction of knowledge and organization in IB research,
particularly research on the MNC. The argument is made that although the MNC
literature is quite advanced with respect to its treatment of firm-level knowledge,
several connected problems remain. In particular, there has been an over-emphasis
on knowledge flows and an under-emphasis on knowledge stocks; the
microfoundations of MNC knowledge are unclear; and there is a no clear
understanding of the causal relations between knowledge stocks and flows and
organizational control. A control theory approach that may resolve some of these
problems is then sketched.
Keywords
The MNC, knowledge, organizational control, control theory. |
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