TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-border transfer of knowledge
T2 - Cultural lessons from Project GLOBE
AU - Javidan, Mansour
AU - Stahl, Günter K.
AU - Brodbeck, Felix
AU - Wilderom, Celeste P.M.
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.5465/AME.2005.16962801
DO - 10.5465/AME.2005.16962801
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:20444500980
SN - 1079-5545
VL - 19
SP - 59
EP - 76
JO - Academy of Management Executive
JF - Academy of Management Executive
IS - 2
ER -