Unintentional, Unavoidable, and Beneficial Knowledge Leakage from the Multinational Enterprise

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dc.contributor.authorInkpen, A.
dc.contributor.authorMinbaeva, D.
dc.contributor.authorTsang, Eric W. K.
dc.contributor.utdAuthorTsang, Eric W. K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-30T20:26:50Z
dc.date.available2019-08-30T20:26:50Z
dc.date.created2018-07-06
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dc.description.abstractKnowledge leakage as an undesirable outcome for MNEs is an accepted view in IB literature. We challenge this view and argue that knowledge leakage is often unintentional, unavoidable, and beneficial for the MNE. In a highly networked and information-rich society, knowledge leakage from MNEs (1) happens naturally due to interfirm relationships, interactions, and socialization, (2) is unavoidable due to employee mobility, and (3) facilitates knowledge inflows due to the reciprocity nature of knowledge exchange and hence is beneficial for MNEs. In addition, the costs of protecting knowledge incurred by an MNE will often outweigh the benefits.
dc.description.departmentNaveen Jindal School of Management
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationInkpen, A., D. Minbaeva, and E. W. K. Tsang. 2019. "Unintentional, unavoidable, and beneficial knowledge leakage from the multinational enterprise." Journal of International Business Studies 50(2): 250-260, doi:10.1057/s41267-018-0164-6
dc.identifier.issn0047-2506
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/6841
dc.identifier.volume50
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillan Ltd.
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41267-018-0164-6
dc.rights©2018 Academy of International Business
dc.source.journalJournal of International Business Studies
dc.subjectBusiness planning--Security
dc.subjectReciprocity (Commerce)
dc.subjectInternational business enterprises
dc.titleUnintentional, Unavoidable, and Beneficial Knowledge Leakage from the Multinational Enterprise
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