Title:Knowledge Harvesting from International Joint Ventures
Department of Business Administration
About Project:- This dissertation explores and analyses factors which could facilitate Knowledge Harvesting, and also how important it is for the parent companies. Knowledge Harvesting is one of the knowledge processes within an international joint venture network that has not received much attention from the academic community. After relevant review of the literature in the area of international joint ventures and knowledge management, the authors of the dissertation created a model. The model consists of five factors: Motive, Absorptive capacity, Knowledge characteristics, Trust, and Control. Eight hypotheses are formulated in order to test the model. The empirical study is concentrated on Swedish companies involved in an international joint venture with a foreign company. A deductive approach is chosen in order to answer the research questions, and primary data is collected using an online survey. The results of the questionnaire are analysed in a descriptive manner and several conclusions are drawn.
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION:-
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND QUESTIONS
1.3 PURPOSE
1.4 LIMITATIONS
1.5 DEFINITIONS TO THE KEY WORDS
1.6 OUTLINE
CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY
2.1 CHOICE OF METHODOLOGY
2.2. DATA COLLECTION
2.2.1. Secondary Data
2.2.2. Primary Data
2.3 SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
2.4 SUMMAR
CHAPTER 3: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
3.3 DELINEATION AND MEANING OF INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES
3.4 REASONS FOR FORMING EQUITY IJVS
3.5 KNOWLEDGE
3.5.1 What is knowledge?
3.5.2 Knowledge assets
3.5.3 Knowledge in an organisation
3.5.4 Knowledge management
3.6 KNOWLEDGE PROCESSES WITHIN AN IJV NETWORK
3.6.1 Transfer
3.6.2 Transformation
3.6.3 Harvesting
3.7 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON IJV
3.7.1 Control structure
3.7.2 Resource-based view
3.7.3 Trust and performance
3.7.4 Learning through IJV
3.7.5 Learning and knowledge accumulation
3.8 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4: AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A MODEL
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2. THE TAP MODEL
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Explanation to the Model
4.3 POSSIBLE FACTORS IN OUR MODEL
4.3.1 Motive
4.3.2 Absorptive capacity
4.3.3 Knowledge characteristics
4.3.4 Performance
4.3.5 Trust
4.3.6 Control
4.3.7 Industry
4.4 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5: EMPIRICAL METHOD
5.1 THE RESEARCH STRATEGY
5.1.1 The Questionnaire
5.1.2 The Pilot test
5.1.3 The sample
5.1.4 The Response rate
5.1.5 Operationalisation
5.2 VALIDITY
5.3 RELIABILITY
5.4 GENERALISABILITY
5.5 METHODOLOGICAL CRITICISM
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION:-
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND QUESTIONS
1.3 PURPOSE
1.4 LIMITATIONS
1.5 DEFINITIONS TO THE KEY WORDS
1.6 OUTLINE
CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY
2.1 CHOICE OF METHODOLOGY
2.2. DATA COLLECTION
2.2.1. Secondary Data
2.2.2. Primary Data
2.3 SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
2.4 SUMMAR
CHAPTER 3: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
3.3 DELINEATION AND MEANING OF INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES
3.4 REASONS FOR FORMING EQUITY IJVS
3.5 KNOWLEDGE
3.5.1 What is knowledge?
3.5.2 Knowledge assets
3.5.3 Knowledge in an organisation
3.5.4 Knowledge management
3.6 KNOWLEDGE PROCESSES WITHIN AN IJV NETWORK
3.6.1 Transfer
3.6.2 Transformation
3.6.3 Harvesting
3.7 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON IJV
3.7.1 Control structure
3.7.2 Resource-based view
3.7.3 Trust and performance
3.7.4 Learning through IJV
3.7.5 Learning and knowledge accumulation
3.8 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4: AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A MODEL
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2. THE TAP MODEL
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Explanation to the Model
4.3 POSSIBLE FACTORS IN OUR MODEL
4.3.1 Motive
4.3.2 Absorptive capacity
4.3.3 Knowledge characteristics
4.3.4 Performance
4.3.5 Trust
4.3.6 Control
4.3.7 Industry
4.4 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5: EMPIRICAL METHOD
5.1 THE RESEARCH STRATEGY
5.1.1 The Questionnaire
5.1.2 The Pilot test
5.1.3 The sample
5.1.4 The Response rate
5.1.5 Operationalisation
5.2 VALIDITY
5.3 RELIABILITY
5.4 GENERALISABILITY
5.5 METHODOLOGICAL CRITICISM
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