Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

Many past studies on knowledge transfer which focused on factors such as the behaviour of knowledge senders and organizational practice; however, they are limited in terms of considering individual factors such as cultural intelligence (CQ) and feedback-seeking behaviour (FSB) as well as shared visi...

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Main Author:	Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Organizational learning International business enterprises - Personnel management - Knowledge management - Malaysia
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70756/1/FPP%202017%2027%20IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.707562019-09-06T07:39:41Z Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia 2017-07 Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah Many past studies on knowledge transfer which focused on factors such as the behaviour of knowledge senders and organizational practice; however, they are limited in terms of considering individual factors such as cultural intelligence (CQ) and feedback-seeking behaviour (FSB) as well as shared vision as a mediator. In addition, there was a strong need for a study on bi-directional knowledge transfer involving both expatriates and host country nationals (HCNs) as most of the studies were conducted uni-directionally. Therefore, the objective of this study is to find out relationships between CQ as well as FSB and knowledge transfer with shared vision as mediating variable from expatriate-HCN pairs, and also their perspective on predictors of knowledge transfer involving expatriates and HCNs. Data were gathered from 104 expatriate-HCN pairs who work in various organizations such as multinational corporations and private companies in Malaysia by using self-administered questionnaire. The results show that most of the expatriate and HCN respondents experience moderate level of knowledge transfer from their respective expatriate/HCN partners. However, both expatriates and HCNs have high level of shared vision, CQ as well as FSB. It was found that there is a significant difference in the level of CQ involving expatriates and HCNs. This study also revealed that there are significant positive relationships between CQ, FSB and shared vision on knowledge transfer. Meanwhile, the regression results show that shared vision significantly influences knowledge transfer involving expatriates and HCNs. Also, shared vision was found to significantly mediate the relationships between CQ and FSB with knowledge transfer involving expatriates and HCNs. This study concluded that both expatriates and HCNs are the source and receiver of knowledge. This study expands the literature on the role of CQ, FSB and shared vision as a mediating variable in knowledge transfer using an integration of the Resource-based Theory, Anxiety and Uncertainty Management Theory and the Social Capital Theory based on Malaysian context. This study suggests that future research should consider expatriate-HCN pair samples using other IVs such as trust, network and frequency of interaction, as well as looking at knowledge transfer research from a gender perspective as both men and women have been equally participating in expatriation as their global career option. Organizational learning International business enterprises - Personnel management - Knowledge management - Malaysia 2017-07 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70756/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70756/1/FPP%202017%2027%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Organizational learning International business enterprises - Personnel management - Knowledge management - Malaysia
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topic	Organizational learning International business enterprises - Personnel management - Knowledge management - Malaysia
spellingShingle	Organizational learning International business enterprises - Personnel management - Knowledge management - Malaysia Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
description	Many past studies on knowledge transfer which focused on factors such as the behaviour of knowledge senders and organizational practice; however, they are limited in terms of considering individual factors such as cultural intelligence (CQ) and feedback-seeking behaviour (FSB) as well as shared vision as a mediator. In addition, there was a strong need for a study on bi-directional knowledge transfer involving both expatriates and host country nationals (HCNs) as most of the studies were conducted uni-directionally. Therefore, the objective of this study is to find out relationships between CQ as well as FSB and knowledge transfer with shared vision as mediating variable from expatriate-HCN pairs, and also their perspective on predictors of knowledge transfer involving expatriates and HCNs. Data were gathered from 104 expatriate-HCN pairs who work in various organizations such as multinational corporations and private companies in Malaysia by using self-administered questionnaire. The results show that most of the expatriate and HCN respondents experience moderate level of knowledge transfer from their respective expatriate/HCN partners. However, both expatriates and HCNs have high level of shared vision, CQ as well as FSB. It was found that there is a significant difference in the level of CQ involving expatriates and HCNs. This study also revealed that there are significant positive relationships between CQ, FSB and shared vision on knowledge transfer. Meanwhile, the regression results show that shared vision significantly influences knowledge transfer involving expatriates and HCNs. Also, shared vision was found to significantly mediate the relationships between CQ and FSB with knowledge transfer involving expatriates and HCNs. This study concluded that both expatriates and HCNs are the source and receiver of knowledge. This study expands the literature on the role of CQ, FSB and shared vision as a mediating variable in knowledge transfer using an integration of the Resource-based Theory, Anxiety and Uncertainty Management Theory and the Social Capital Theory based on Malaysian context. This study suggests that future research should consider expatriate-HCN pair samples using other IVs such as trust, network and frequency of interaction, as well as looking at knowledge transfer research from a gender perspective as both men and women have been equally participating in expatriation as their global career option.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah
author_facet	Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah
author_sort	Zulkifly, Nurul Afiqah
title	Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short	Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full	Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort	factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the klang valley, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70756/1/FPP%202017%2027%20IR.pdf
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Factors influencing knowledge transfer and the mediating effect of shared vision involving expatriates and host country nationals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

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