Organizational Learning and Control Mechanism within International Joint Ventures

國際合資內之組織學習與控制機制

梁詠貴(Yung-Kuei Liang)

組織學習 ； 知識取得 ； 控制機制 ； 國際合資 ； organizational learning ； knowledge acquisition ； control mechanism ； international joint venture

多國籍企業管理評論

1卷1期（2007 / 03 / 01）

177 - 204

英文

本研究探討國際合資中廠商之組織學習、知識取得與學習成果間的關係。研究發現：當廠商與其合資伙伴間有良好與高度的互動，將提高其可編撰與不可編撰知識的累積；而隨著廠商間開誠布公的透明度提高，最將有助於從合資企業的伙伴處獲取可編撰的知識。此外，組織學習的方式影響知識的取得，且知識保護與取得的關係受到廠商採取的控制機制所干擾；最後，而從合夥企業處取得的知識影響廠商在產品開發、製程改善與員工能力的表現。

This study examined how international joint venturing affected firms' learning, knowledge acquisition, and their learning effects. It was found that a firm and her partners within an international joint venture (IJV), having frequent and quality communication each other, eventually lead to increased accumulation of codifible and noncodifiable knowledge. The higher level of transparency between firms, the more codifiable knowledge one firm can access and acquire from the other. In addition, organizational learning positively affects what knowledge can be acquired through launching an international joint venture. This research further showed that the relationship between knowledge protection and its acquisition is moderated by adopted control mechanisms. As expected, knowledge acquisition from IJV partners positively affects a firm's performances in product development, process improvement, and employee capability.

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