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Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Returnees and Reverse Knowledge Spillovers from Chinese Local Firms to Foreign Firms

verfasst von: Xiaohui Liu, Jiangyong Lu, Seong-jin Choi

Erschienen in: Management International Review | Ausgabe 2/2014

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Adopting a knowledge-based perspective and embeddedness theory, this study examines the impact of reverse knowledge spillovers from local Chinese firms to foreign firms using a sample of high-tech firms in Zhongguancun Science Park in China. It also investigates whether returnees in foreign firms help bridge knowledge gaps between local firms and foreign firms. The results show that the presence of returnee CEOs and returnee employees enhances the impact of reverse technological and marketing spillovers on the innovation and financial performance of foreign firms. The findings call for more studies on the social dimensions of knowledge spillovers across international boundaries and have important theoretical and practical implications.

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Titel: Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Returnees and Reverse Knowledge Spillovers from Chinese Local Firms to Foreign Firms
verfasst von: Xiaohui Liu
Jiangyong Lu
Seong-jin Choi
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2014
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Management International Review / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0938-8249
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-8901
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-013-0185-0

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