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Non-traditional international assignments, knowledge and innovation: an exploratory study of women’s experiences
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Miralles-Vazquez, Laia McGaughey, Sara L. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | For many multinational corporations (MNCs), sustainable competitive advantage resides in an MNC’s ability to innovate; that is, to create new knowledge, integrate it with an existing knowledge base and exploit the resulting knowledge bundles across national borders. Traditionally, a key mechanism by which knowledge is transferred across borders and recombined works through expatriate assignments. There is, however, a growing trend towards alternative forms of international assignments, such as flexpatriates, commuters, frequent flyers and self-initiated expatriates. We ask how the use of such non-traditional international assignments affects knowledge creation and transfer in MNCs and hence innovation, which we construe as both idea generation and implementation. Our exploratory study draws on the experiences of five women living in Spain who undertook various forms of international assignment in MNCs with differing administrative heritages, working in consultancy and engineering fields. Our findings poin... |
| Starting Page | 277 |
| Ending Page | 303 |
| Page Count | 27 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1080/08109028.2015.1122952 |
| Volume Number | 33 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/rest/bitstreams/541da1cc-b6aa-4b41-bce2-184a6c960e9e/retrieve |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/08109028.2015.1122952 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
