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International Joint Ventures as Boundary Spanners: Technological Knowledge Transfer in an Emerging Economy
Author(s) -
Khan Zaheer,
Lew Yong Kyu,
Sinkovics Rudolf R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
global strategy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.814
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2042-5805
pISSN - 2042-5791
DOI - 10.1002/gsj.1089
Subject(s) - knowledge transfer , business , context (archaeology) , international joint venture , emerging markets , social capital , technology transfer , industrial organization , boundary spanning , joint (building) , knowledge management , marketing , international trade , commerce , joint venture , political science , paleontology , finance , computer science , biology , architectural engineering , law , engineering
We investigate how international joint ventures ( IJV s) established in emerging economies help their local suppliers with technological knowledge transfer. Data from 50 Pakistani‐owned T ier 1 suppliers, three of the major assemblers, and policy makers in the M inistry of I ndustries and P roduction in P akistan is collected. Findings suggest that, in the context of the P akistani emerging economy, IJV s 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 IJV s and the local component suppliers and the IJV s' willingness to initiate a knowledge transfer dialogue among local and global T ier 1 suppliers are critically important factors that enable this transfer.