distances and computed formal institutional distances based on the world governance indicators from the World Bank, whereas …

knowledge absorption. Absorption requires tough decisions and large investments, as firms need to spend resources on modifying … privatized enterprises in Serbia highlight the important role of foreign investors in knowledge absorption, whether acquired … through capital goods imports, exporting, hiring consultants and other knowledge brokers, or from licensing technology. The …

The possession of diverse knowledge is vital for countries to maintain competitive advantages as new technologies and … other disruptive changes emerge. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has become an important instrument to access knowledge and … innovation available in other countries with the increasing trend of globalization. However, little is known about how the …

The extant literature shows that firm capabilities such as knowledge transfer and innovation are highly related to firm … understood. The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to examine the differential effects of knowledge transfer and … knowledge transfer on competitive advantage. Analyses of the causal relationships are tested using a sample of 475 respondents …

Scholars examining the effect of knowledge spillovers on R&D and innovation all agree on one thing-there is a strong … relationship between the firm's R&D effort and knowledge spillover. The sign of this relationship depends, however, on many things … played by gender in the founding team. Given that the relationship between a firm's R&D intensity and external knowledge …