期刊名称:European Journal of Management and Business Economics
印刷版ISSN:2444-8451
出版年度:2020
卷号:29
期号:2
页码:199-215
DOI:10.1108/EJMBE-04-2019-0067
语种:English
摘要:Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influences of cultural intelligence,feedback-seekingbehavior and shared vision as a mediator on bi-directional knowledge transfer involving expatriates and hostcountry nationals (HCNs).Design/methodology/approach – This paper integrates the signaling theory, the social capital theory andthe anxiety and uncertainty theory in investigating the relationships between predictors and knowledgetransfer in a bi-directional manner. The participants of the study were 125 expatriate-HCN pairs of MNCs andlocal organizations in the areas of Klang Valley, Malaysia.Findings – Shared vision was found to significantly mediate the influences of cultural intelligence andfeedback-seeking behavior on knowledge transfer as perceived by the respective respondents.Originality/value – Co-existence between expatriates and HCNs leads to many organizational outcomesincluding knowledge transfer. This paper additionally provides theoretical and practical implications tohuman resource practices.
关键词:Shared vision;Expatriate;Cultural intelligence;Bi-directional knowledge transfer;Feedback-seeking behaviour;Host country national