Knowledge Transfer to Mne Subsidiaries in Central and East Europe - Integrating Knowledge-Based and Organisational Perspectives : An Introduction to the Special Issue

This Special Edition of East-West Journal of Economics and Business is guided by the interest in the question to what extent foreign direct investors transfer technology or knowledge to the economies in Central East Europe (CEE). The main objectives of this Special Edition are: first, to contribute in terms of theory development by integrating organisational and knowledge-based views on knowledge transfer in MNEs; and second, to bring fresh empirical evidence to the determinants of intra-MNE knowledge flows and the potentials of technological spillovers to domestic firms