Uma parte importante da investigação existente sobre empresas multinacionais procura explicar porque e como a transferência de conhecimento, ou de tecnologia, ocorre dentro das multinacionais. A maioria desta investigação trata as transferências num contexto que pressupõe a cooperação...

Much theory and research that seeks to explain why and how technology transfers occur within multinational enterprises (MNEs) actually addresses the question of how these transfers occur among cooperative subsidiaries, and relies on the assumption of inter-subsidiary cooperation. However,...

Transaction cost theory (TCT) is widely used in several management disciplines. Its value for explaining organizational phenomena and managers? decisions is well accepted and has been recognized with two Nobel laureates (Ronald Coase and Oliver Williamson). In this paper we examine the impact of...