This project examines and looks at aspects that may facilitate Knowledge Harvesting, and in addition how essential it’s for the parent companies. Knowledge Harvesting is probably the knowledge processes inside an international joint venture network which has not got much interest from the academic community. After relevant analysis of the books in the area of international joint ventures and knowledge management, the writers of the project made a model. The model includes 5 factors: Motive, Absorptive capacity, Knowledge characteristics,Trust, and Control. Eight hypotheses are developed to be able to analyze the model. The empirical study is targeted on Swedish companies engaged in an international joint venture with a international company. A deductive approach is selected so as to answer the research queries, and primary data is gathered with an online survey. The outcomes of the questionnaire are analysed in a detailed manner and a few findings are drawn…
Contents:Â Knowledge Harvesting from International Joint Ventures
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND QUESTIONS
1.3 PURPOSE
1.4 LIMITATIONS
1.5 DEFINITIONS TO THE KEY WORDS
1.6 OUTLINE
CHAPTER 2
METHODOLOGY
2.1 CHOICE OF METHODOLOGY
2.2. DATA COLLECTION
2.2.1. Secondary Data
2.2.2. Primary Data
2.3 SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
2.4 SUMMAR
CHAPTER 3
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
3.3 DELINEATION AND MEANING OF INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES
3.4 REASONS FOR FORMING EQUITY IJVS
3.5 KNOWLEDGE
3.5.1 What is knowledge?
3.5.2 Knowledge assets
3.5.3 Knowledge in an organisation
3.5.4 Knowledge management
3.6 KNOWLEDGE PROCESSES WITHIN AN IJV NETWORK
3.6.1 Transfer
3.6.2 Transformation
3.6.3 Harvesting
3.7 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON IJV
3.7.1 Control structure
3.7.2 Resource-based view
3.7.3 Trust and performance
3.7.4 Learning through IJV
3.7.5 Learning and knowledge accumulation
3.8 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4
AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A MODEL
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2. THE TAP MODEL
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Explanation to the Model
4.3 POSSIBLE FACTORS IN OUR MODEL
4.3.1 Motive
4.3.2 Absorptive capacity
4.3.3 Knowledge characteristics
4.3.4 Performance
4.3.5 Trust
4.3.6 Control
4.3.7 Industry
4.4 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5
EMPIRICAL METHOD
5.1 THE RESEARCH STRATEGY
5.1.1 The Questionnaire
5.1.2 The Pilot test
5.1.3 The sample
5.1.4 The Response rate
5.1.5 Operationalisation
5.2 VALIDITY
5.3 RELIABILITY
5.4 GENERALISABILITY
5.5 METHODOLOGICAL CRITICISM…
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