Knowledge Search in International Cooperative Ventures
从学习视角出发，将吸收能力作为知识拥有与知识搜索之间关系的原则，利用中国90家寻求合作伙伴的企业数据，发现互补知识是知识搜索的前提，且股权合资企业是转移隐性知识的主要载体。
By taking a learning approach to international cooperative ventures, this study introduces absorptive capacity as a principle governing the relationship between knowledge possession and knowledge search among prospective partners. Two alternative hypotheses are juxtaposed: The first is that firms will seek additional knowledge in the same area in which they already have a knowledge base; the second is that firms will seek knowledge in a complementary area. Data from 90 partner-seeking firms in China show that the possession of complementary knowledge is a prerequisite for knowledge search. Furthermore, in line with the learning perspective, the equity joint venture is the vehicle of choice for firms seeking transfer of tacit, embedded knowledge.