International Joint Ventures as Boundary Spanners: Technological Knowledge Transfer in an Emerging Economy

Zaheer Khan; Yong Kyu Lew; Rudolf R. Sinkovics

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International Joint Ventures as Boundary Spanners: Technological Knowledge Transfer in an Emerging Economy

Zaheer Khan, Yong Kyu Lew, Rudolf R. Sinkovics^*

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Abstract

We investigate how international joint ventures (IJVs) established in emerging economies help their local suppliers with technological knowledge transfer. Data from 50 Pakistani-owned Tier 1 suppliers, three of the major assemblers, and policy makers in the Ministry of Industries and Production in Pakistan is collected. Findings suggest that, in the context of the Pakistani emerging economy, IJVs can also play a critical role as the boundary spanners of knowledge transfer. Local suppliers are linked with their global suppliers' networks through associational learning. Social capital between the IJVs and the local component suppliers and the IJVs' willingness to initiate a knowledge transfer dialogue among local and global Tier 1 suppliers are critically important factors that enable this transfer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-68
Number of pages	21
Journal	Global Strategy Journal
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/gsj.1089
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2015

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Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge stimulating discussions arising within the Manchester Business School CIBER seminars (http://www.mbs.ac.uk/ciber). Specifically, the constructive feedback of Mo Yamin and Noemi Sinkovics and the extraordinary editorial support of Stephen Tallman and two anonymous reviewers were instrumental in developing this article.

Keywords

Automotive industry
Boundary spanners
Emerging economy
International joint ventures
Social capital
Technological knowledge transfer

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