Network Knowledge in International Business

Edited by Sarianna M. Lundan, Aalto University, Finland

'. . . this is a volume that will be welcomed by advanced international business students and scholars. It provides greater international access to a significant body of research dealing with networks with MNEs and the links to knowledge management.'

• ContentsPreface 1 Introduction Sarianna M. Lundan2 From value chain to value networks: towards a new strategic model Xavier Lecocq, Saïd Yami3 Strategic knowledge management: a new research agenda Bo Bernhard Nielsen4 The MNC as a network: a closer look at intra-organizational flows Stefan Schmid, Andreas Schurig, Michael Kutschker5 On the dynamics and coexistence of multiple subsidiary roles: an investigation of multinational operations in the UK Robert D. Pearce, Ana Teresa Tavares6 Sources of subsidiary knowledge and knowledge transfer in MNCs Nicolai J. Foss, Torben Pedersen7 Subsidiary absorptive capacity, MNC headquarters’ control strategies and transfer of subsidiary competencies Ulf Andersson, Ingmar Björkman, Patrick Furu8 Subsidiary decision-making autonomy: competences, integration and local responsiveness Vitor Corado Simões, Rita Biscaya, Pedro Nevado9 Patterns of R&D co-operation by European firms: cost-economizing vs. technology-seeking Luis Miotti, Frédérique Sachwald10 Competence accumulation and collaborative ventures: evidence from the largest European electronics firms and implications for EU technological policies Marco Giarratana, Salvatore Torrisi11 Exploring inward-outward linkages in firms’ internationalization: a knowledge and network perspective Lawrence S. Welch, Gabriel R.G. Benito, Pål R. Silseth, Tore Karlsen12 Accelerated internationalization from the periphery John A. Mathews13 The corporate supplier network within the European personal computer industry Denise TsangIndex