Publication: Human resource management, absorptive capacity, and reverse knowledge transfer
Authors
Barba-Aragón, María Isabel ; Sanz-Valle, R. ; Sanchez-Vidal, M.E.
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Facultades, Departamentos, Servicios y Escuelas::Departamentos de la UMU::Organización de Empresas y Finanzas
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https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-11-2022-0787
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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© 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited This document is made available under the CC-BY-NC 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc /4.0/
This document is the submitted/accepted/ published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in
European Journal of Innovation Management. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-11-2022-0787
Abstract
Purpose: The objective of this study is to analyse the process of reverse knowledge transfer
(RKT) occurring in multinational companies (MNCs), examining whether headquarters’
absorptive capacity and the human resource management (HRM) practices developed by the
parent unit influence success.
Design/methodology/approach: The data were collected through a questionnaire completed
by the human resource manager of MNC headquarters. The analysis has been carried out on a
sample of 115 Spanish MNCs by using structural equation models (SEM).
Findings: The results indicate that a parent firm's absorptive capacity positively influences
RKT and that, in turn, this absorptive capacity is greater if headquarters implement certain
practices of employee staffing, training, participation, and performance appraisal.
Originality: This study extends existing research on RKT by examining the absorptive capacity
of headquarters. Its main contribution is to provide evidence that MNCs can improve their RKT
through HRM practices developed by the parent unit. This is original because most studies on
RKT focus on HRM practices used by subsidiaries.
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