This study investigates the impact of control mechanisms exercised by MNEs on knowledge (technology) absorption in cross-border acquisitions (CBAs). The empirical examination was undertaken in Korea, which is a newly industrialized emerging market, where knowledge acquisition from foreign...

This paper examines the impacts of the knowledge transfer capacity of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on the extent to which international joint ventures (IJVs) acquire technology. Although MNEs' capability to transfer knowledge is a key catalyst for IJVs to learn new information, extant...