Challenges to knowledge sharing across national and intra-organizational boundaries : Case studies of IKEA and SCA Packaging
Author
Summary, in English
The aim of this article is to increase the understanding of how institutional forces and organizational context, in parallel with cognitive issues, impact knowledge sharing within multinational corporations (MNCs). Furthermore, the aim is to elaborate on differences between industries by comparing and contrasting a retail firm with a manufacturing firm. The focus is on IKEA and SCA Packaging and their efforts to share knowledge across national and intra-organizational boundaries. Despite differences between these two MNCs, the case studies illustrate that the will to share and absorb knowledge is very much influenced by institutional forces, as well as by the ways in which organizations are structured and controlled.
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Pages
161-172
Publication/Series
Knowledge Management Research and Practice
Volume
5
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Topic
- Business Administration
Keywords
- Knowledge sharing
- Knowledge transfer
- Manufacturing
- MNC
- Retail
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1477-8246