Inter-Firm Knowledge Transfer to the Capability of Local Parts Firms in the Malaysian Automobile Industry
The current issue of technology transfer has risen dramatically in the past few years, primary associated with the knowledge transfer. Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in the developed countries are the main actors driving of technology and knowledge to developing countries. Thus the organization...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/11552/1/samer_inter_firm_knowledge_transfer.pdf http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/11552/ |
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| Summary: | The current issue of technology transfer has risen dramatically in the past few years, primary associated with the
knowledge transfer. Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in the developed countries are the main actors driving of
technology and knowledge to developing countries. Thus the organizations in the developing countries are striving
hard to create their internal environment that needed to build strong cooperation with MNCs through strategic
alliance. A local parts firm in the Malaysian automobile is considered as one of the most important and strategic
industries in the manufacturing sector. However this vital sector is facing remarkable challenges, and in the heart of
these challenges is the global competition, rapid changes in consumer behavior, shorter product life cycle, and
increasingly saturated market. Thus this industry is eager to gain new technology and knowledge to advance its
capability, sustain competitiveness while consolidating their position in the global market place. A survey
questionnaire was developed to investigate the impact of knowledge transfer on the capability of local parts firms in
this industry. A result from 59 responds asserted that there is a significant relationship between knowledge transfer
based on explicit and tacit knowledge on the capability of this industry.
Keywords; Inter-firm Knowledge Transfer, Malaysian automobile Industry |
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