Knowledge Transfers over Geographical Distance in Organisations
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-31017-2 (ISBN)
The study examines in which ways spatially mobile employees, i.e. expatriates, contribute to those knowledge flows. The study of ego networks reveals not only social dynamics of knowledge transfer, but the geographical framework allows to discuss knowledge flows from a spatial perspective. On the one hand, the empirical results confirm their knowledge transfer function. On the other hand, the relational geographical perspective reveals that expatriates do not represent a homogeneous group, but their roles in the knowledge transfer process, the geographical reach of their networks and their knowledge resources depend on job-, knowledge-, individual- and space-related factors.
Graduating with a B.Sc. in Applied Geography and M.A. in Urban Studies, Vanessa Hünnemeyer completed her PhD in Economic Geography at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Today, she consults federal, state, and municipal governments on issues of regional development.
Introduction.- Knowledge transfer, space and organisations: a multi-perspective discussion.- Being mobile at work: mobility practices in organisations and their impact on intra-firm networks and knowledge transfers.- Expatriation: social networks and knowledge flows.- Situating the research question.- Studying social networks and knowledge transfer over geographical distance in organisations.- The business perspective: the role of spatial mobility and intra-firm social ties.- The expatriate perspective: spatial mobility, social networks and flows of knowledge.- Discussion of empirical finding.- Final conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.09.2020 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Perspektiven der Humangeographie |
| Zusatzinfo | XXX, 302 p. 72 illus., 10 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Wiesbaden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 435 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| Schlagworte | Berufliche Mobilität / job mobility • Berufliche Netzwerke / professional networks • geoinformatics • Multinationale Unternehmen / multinational corpora • Multinationale Unternehmen / multinational corporation • Personalwesen/ Personalpolitik / Human Resources • Transport Geography • Wissensgesellschaft / knowledge society • Wissens- und Innovationsmanagement |
| ISBN-10 | 3-658-31017-0 / 3658310170 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-658-31017-2 / 9783658310172 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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