<p>During the last decade, the concept of knowledge has gained increased</p><p>attention within the research field of international business.</p><p>This has its backdrop in the knowledge-based view of the firm,</p><p>seeing knowledge as a resource and capability. Accordingly,</p><p>knowledge has been stated to be a prominent factor in regard to</p><p>firm survival and success. In this thesis, we are to identify the type</p><p>of knowledge that exists, and examine how this knowledge is transferred,</p><p>within a firm. This has been done through a single case</p><p>study, analyzing the knowledge transfer on an intra-firm basis between</p><p>the head quarter and the subsidiary units, as well as among</p><p>the subsidiary units. Data has been obtained through interviews</p><p>and secondary materials. The case study has concluded in an</p><p>analysis illustrating how knowledge can be ennobled outside the</p><p>head quarter, and lost, if not incorporated into the firm.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:uu-7867 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Ratajczak, Christoffer-Mauritz, Münz, Leonard |
| Publisher | Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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