Multinationals and Cross-Cultural Management : The Transfer of Knowledge within Multinational Corporations (Paperback)

Part I. Theoretical Foundations of Knowledge Management and Transfer in Multinational Corporations  1. The Nature of Knowledge  2. Managing Knowledge within Organizations  3. Western Knowledge Management and Japanese Knowledge Management  4. Knowledge Management in Multinational Corporations  5. Knowledge Transfer Across Cultures  Part II. Research Question and Analysis  6. The Research Project  7. Do Knowledge Transfer Processes Differ Between Cultures?  8. Is Knowledge Transfer Between Cultures Less Successful Than Knowledge Transfer within one Culture?  9. Which Factors Influence Cross-cultural Knowledge Transfer?  Part III. Effectiveness of Cross-cultural Knowledge Transfer in Multinational Corporations  10. How Successful is Cross-cultural Knowledge Transfer?  11. The Future of Knowledge Management in Multinational Corporations