The main objective of this paper is to empirically examine the moderating effect of size of MNCs on the relationships between knowledge characteristics: tacitness, complexity and specificity and two distinct dimensions of degrees of technology transfer: degrees of tacit and explicit knowledge in...

Although technology transfer in Sino-foreign joint ventures has been extensively investigated by both of Chinese and Western scholars, China's WTO accession and continuously increased FDI absorption will significantly accelerate the competitiveness in Chinese market. Accordingly, MNCs are...