...Hamidreza Shahbaznezhad; Mona Rashidirad; Isaac Vaghefi Purpose While numerous studies have studied knowledge transfer (KT) and endeavored to address factors influencing KT, little effort has been made to integrate the findings of prior studies. This paper aims to classify the literature on KT...

... that are relevant to expansion on a foreign country market. Findings – The propositions show how foreign subsidiaries' value-adding activities are aligned with two contingencies: the corporate strategy manifested by the product/market knowledge transferred from the parent firm that enable local expansion...

... Knowledge transfer Business formation The primary question addressed in this paper is whether and how the nature of the firm's knowledge influences growth in new ventures. This relates to the general discussion on the fact that the establishment and growth of new businesses play a major role...