International Joint Ventures as Boundary Spanners: Technological Knowledge Transfer in an Emerging Economy
研究了新兴经济体中的国际合资企业如何帮助本地供应商进行技术知识转移，发现合资企业作为边界跨越者，通过关联学习连接本地与全球供应商网络，社会资本和知识转移意愿是关键因素。
We investigate how international joint ventures ( IJV s) established in emerging economies help their local suppliers with technological knowledge transfer. Data from 50 Pakistani‐owned T ier 1 suppliers, three of the major assemblers, and policy makers in the M inistry of I ndustries and P roduction in P akistan is collected. Findings suggest that, in the context of the P akistani emerging economy, IJV s can also play a critical role as the boundary spanners of knowledge transfer. Local suppliers are linked with their global suppliers' networks through associational learning. Social capital between the IJV s and the local component suppliers and the IJV s' willingness to initiate a knowledge transfer dialogue among local and global T ier 1 suppliers are critically important factors that enable this transfer.