National culture influences on knowledge transfer within MNC : a case analysis of Old Mutual Group

2013

Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon - Universitetet i Agder 2013 The purpose of this master thesis is to explore national culture influence on knowledge transfer practices in MNC, the case study for my thesis is Old Mutual Group – savings, banking, insurance and asset management MNC. In my thesis I made an attempt to review literature on international strategic management that seeks to examine knowledge and knowledge transfer and specifically influence of national culture on practices of knowledge sharing. Theoretical investigation is built on resource--‐based view; tacit, explicit knowledge and knowledge transfer concepts are argued; moreover, discussion of models of cultural impacts…