Organizing knowledge processes in the multinational corporation: an introduction

This Introduction discusses the contrast between, on the one hand, the current popularity of addressing MNC organization in knowledge terms and, on the other, the lack of adequate understanding of many of the causal mechanisms and contextual factors in relations between knowledge processes and organizational factors. A number of the relevant research challenges are identified, and it is clarified how the five articles in this Focused Issue addresses some of these. Journal of International Business Studies (2004) 35, 340–349. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400102