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Elementy architektury powiązania warunkujące skuteczny transfer wiedzy – ujęcie koncepcyjne
Elements of network architecture impacting the effective knowledge transfer in foreign market – conceptual approach

Author(s): Aleksandra Hauke-Lopes
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Financial Markets, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: network architecture; strategic business network; knowledge transfer; competitive advantage; internationalisation;

Summary/Abstract: Knowledge is considered as being a strategic resource that determines the company's competitive position on the foreign market. The effectiveness of knowledge transfer impacts the success of the company. In order to ensure effective knowledge transfer the company needs to construct the network architecture that would facilitate this process and enable the efficient sharing of knowledge. Network architecture is investigated in the paper in the strategic business network approach. Within this approach the company can adapt its internal and external structure to the accepted strategy on the culturally different foreign market. The article presents the elements of the network architecture that determine the effective transfer of knowledge, and thus are particularly important in the context of strengthening the competitive advantage in a foreign market.

  • Issue Year: 176/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 329-342
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish