... several regions in China. The data were analyzed to detect possible relationships among institutional force, organizational culture and knowledge management process in Chinese organizations. More specifically, to what extent are these relationships moderated by national culture? While knowledge...

...Wai Fong Boh; T.T. Nguyen; Yun Xu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that impact knowledge transfer from the parent corporation to subsidiaries when there are differences in the national culture of the parent corporation and the subsidiary. Transferring knowledge can...

...Rémy Magnier‐Watanabe; Dai Senoo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to confirm quantitatively the previous finding that organizational characteristics influence knowledge management, and to assess whether the national culture of knowledge workers equally affects the management of knowledge...

... and American employees who worked for a multinational Fortune 100 company. Findings The research discovered that three categories of factors were critical in impacting Chinese and American participants' online knowledge sharing: organizational issues, national cultural differences, and online...

... on national cultural characteristics which are power distance, performance orientation, in‐group collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance. Research limitations/implications As the research was conducted in two countries only, the findings cannot be generalized. In addition the sample is limited...

... technologies developed by leading countries. The catching‐up of lagging countries is not automatic, however. It needs certain conditions which Abramovitz (1986) named “absorptive capability,” and pervasive and intensive efforts by lagging countries. Knowledge economy National cultures Design...

... and development, etc.); and 4. information and communications technologies (e.g. internet users per 1,000 people, computers per 1,000 people, etc.). National cultures Intellectual capital Sustainable development Knowledge economy Information strategy If every nation contains people...

... organizations, and municipalities of Puerto Rico. Originality/value This investigation may be used to develop standard procedures to cope with culture differences when establishing a suitable environment for knowledge production and sharing among employees. National cultures Knowledge...

... Limited 2008 National culture, also known as national character, has been referred to as “the pattern of enduring personality characteristics found among the populations of nations” (Clark, 1990 , p. 66). Social anthropologists have concluded that different societies face the same basic sets...

...Zhiyi Ang; Peter Massingham Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine the affect of national culture on knowledge management (KM) for multinational companies (MNCs). MNCs often have to decide whether to standardize or adapt their operations. Previous research has found that national...