Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate differences in the characteristics of knowledge, which is very important for the internationalization of different business activities. In particular, the focus is on internationalization in emerging markets such as China and India....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to open a new research frontier concerning industry factors influencing R&D transfer to emerging markets within Western multinational companies (MNCs). Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a framework based on knowledge transfer, knowledge...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate important impediments to knowledge creation within newly‐established foreign invested R&D centers in China and India. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a framework based on knowledge creation theory in order to understand...