Cross-border transfer of knowledge: Cultural lessons from Project GLOBE
基于GLOBE项目对62种文化的研究,通过北欧商学院为南亚大型企业设计高管培训项目的案例,分析文化差异如何阻碍知识跨境转移,并提出管理建议。
Executive Overview Distant cross-border business is on the rise. It necessitates effective transfer of knowledge across geographic and cultural borders. In this article we present the key results from the GLOBE study of 62 cultures and apply them to a real-life case of a North European business school designing and offering a substantial executive development program for a large South Asian corporation. We show how cultural differences can complicate the successful transfer of knowledge across borders and make recommendations on how executives can better manage the complex task of transferring knowledge across cultures. We provide advice on how GLOBE findings can be used to better manage the content and process issues in such transfers.