Knowledge worker mobility and knowledge management in MNEs: A bibliometric analysis and research agenda

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2022

Authors

Ferreira, JJ (Author) Other; Fernandes, CI (Author) FEP; Guo, Y (Author) Other; Rammal, HG (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Business Research

Vol. 142

Pages: 464-475

ISSN: 0148-2963

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 27 Citations

Scopus - 36 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00V-YH3

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.12.056

Abstract (EN): The Resource-Based View suggests that for an organization to have a sustainable competitive advantage, the firm should have valuable, rare, inimitable resources and have the ability to exploit them. The Knowledge-Based View treats knowledge as an organizational resource, which resides in both the explicit and tacit knowledge held by organizations and their people. For MNEs, the tacit knowledge is transferred by the movement of knowledge workers, who take on a boundary-spanning role. However, this trend is in decline. With increasing barriers (formal and informal) to the movement of professionals, increased digitization, and Industry 4.0, the physical movement of professionals may not be required. This literature review maps the evolution of knowledge transfer by MNEs and the knowledge workers' role. We classify the studies into six clusters related to mobility, the use of expatriates and knowledge transfer, knowledge spillover, transfer practice, relational learning, and knowledge management and post-acquisition integration. The article identifies gaps in the extant literature and sets an agenda for future research.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12