... interact at different levels of analysis through a continuous process of becoming. It critically reviews existing literature on knowledge transfer in international assignments (IAs), highlighting the limitations of traditional paradigms. The paper also draws on the concept of leadership-as-practice...

...Chun-Hsiao Wang; Yu-Ping Chen Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual model explicating the development of expatriate social capital and its influence on expatriate effectiveness in terms of knowledge transfer and adjustment. Drawing upon social capital theory and weak tie...

...Jane Maley; Timothy Kiessling Purpose The study explores inpatriation and the role of performance management (PM) upon knowledge transfer through the theoretical lenses of leader–member exchange (LMX) and social embeddedness theories. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a qualitative...

...Abdoulkadre Ado; Roseline Wanjiru; Zhan Su Purpose The study explores African partners' experiences regarding Chinese expatriates' knowledge control practices in 29 Sino-African joint ventures in 12 countries. It provides insights into power dynamics and knowledge transfer (KT) from African...

...Sabrina Amir; Tyler G. Okimoto; Miriam Moeller Purpose This paper examines how informal knowledge transfer processes unfold during the repatriation of Malaysian executives. The goal is to develop a repatriate knowledge transfer process model, explaining the informal process through which...

...Anne Burmeister; Jürgen Deller Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify organizational support practices that facilitate repatriate knowledge transfer (RKT) in order to overcome the lack of strategic utilization of repatriate knowledge. Design/methodology/approach – In Study 1...

.... The greater the interaction the more interpersonally cohesive the HCN and expatriate are likely to be (Schafer and Kornienko, 2009). As such, engaging in knowledge transfer may be more likely when there is strong social cohesion between actors (Reagans and McEvily, 2003) as well as trust between the parties...

... to international assignees’ adjustment via their influence on well-being and knowledge transfer. Design/methodology/approach – The present research uses network theory and readily available technology to develop a model of how online supportive social networks and informational social networks may increase...

...). Therefore, the following hypothesis is posited: H2. The performance of the foreign subsidiary has an inverted U-shaped relationship with the number of PCNs assigned to the foreign subsidiary. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Knowledge transfer Legitimacy Control...