Abstracts
Abstract
Today, more North-South Joint-ventures (JVs) are developed mainly to gain greater competitive advantages. Nevertheless, knowledge transfer in North-South JVs did not attract researchers’ interest. Even less known is knowledge transfer between the local parent firm to the JV. This the gap we propose to fill. We will try to identify the determinants of a successful knowledge transfer to that end, we examine four case studies. The findings indicate that there are four main determinants of successful knowledge transfer. The parent firm and the JV need to have them in order to succeed in transferring knowledge.
Keywords:
- Knowledge transfer,
- Joint-venture (JV),
- Local parent firm,
- JV Performance,
- Interactive learning
Résumé
De nos jours plus en plus de joint-ventures (JVs) apparaissent. Elles peuvent être sous certaines conditions une source d’avantage compétitif. Le transfert de connaissances de l’entreprise mère locale vers la joint-venture (JV) n’a pas suscité beaucoup d’intérêt. Notre recherche s’est proposée de mettre en évidence le rôle de l’entreprise mère locale et d’identifier les déterminants d’un transfert de connaissances réussi. A cette fin, nous examinons quatre études de cas. Les résultats de la recherche ont montré qu’il existe quatre principaux déterminants d’un transfert. Autant l’entreprise mère locale que la JV doivent les prendre en compte en vue de mieux réussir le transfert de connaissances.
Mots-clés :
- Transfert de connaissances,
- Joint-venture (JV),
- entreprise mère,
- Performance de JV,
- apprentissage interactif
Resumen
Hoy en día, se desarrollan más empresas conjuntas Norte-Sur con el objetivo de obtener mayores ventajas competitivas. Sin embargo, la transferencia de conocimientos en las empresas conjuntas Norte-Sur no atrajo el interés de los investigadores. Aún menos conocida es la transferencia de conocimientos entre la empresa matriz local y la empresa conjunta. Este es el vacío que nos planteamos cubrir. Trataremos de identificar los factores determinantes de una transferencia de conocimientos satisfactoria para ese fin, para lo cual, examinaremos cuatro estudios de casos. Los resultados indican que hay principalmente cuatro factores para una transferencia de conocimientos exitosa. Es menester tener la empresa matriz y la empresa conjunta para conseguir el éxito de la transferencia de conocimientos.
Palabras clave:
- Transferencia de conocimientos,
- Empresa conjunta (JV),
- Empresa matriz local,
- Rendimiento de la empresa conjunta,
- Aprendizaje interactivo
Appendices
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