Managing local knowledge assets globally: the role of regional innovation relays

We studied “regional innovation relays” as MNC regional offices that mediate between knowledge generation at the local level and knowledge application at the global level. The significance of the region as a nexus of innovation is illustrated by concrete examples from U.S. and Japanese MNCs. The rol...

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Published in:Journal of world business : JWB 2003-02, Vol.38 (1), p.31-42
Main Authors: Asakawa, Kazuhiro, Lehrer, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business
Business studies
Globalization
Globally distributed innovation
Innovation
Innovations
Japan
Knowledge
Knowledge management
Multinational corporations
Multinational enterprises
Regional economics
Regional management
Regional management Globally distributed innovation Multinational corporations
Strategic management
Studies
U.S.A
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Summary:We studied “regional innovation relays” as MNC regional offices that mediate between knowledge generation at the local level and knowledge application at the global level. The significance of the region as a nexus of innovation is illustrated by concrete examples from U.S. and Japanese MNCs. The role of regional management for the MNC’s innovation system hinges precisely on the need for linkages between knowledge embedded in locally conducted activities and innovation exploited at the global level by the MNC. A framework of regionally facilitated innovation illuminates this process.
ISSN:1090-9516
1878-5573
DOI:10.1016/S1090-9516(02)00107-4