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dc.contributor.authorHardy, Jane
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-17T09:30:18Z
dc.date.available2013-09-17T09:30:18Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationHardy , J 2007 , ' 'Learning' or 'coercive' firms : Foreign investment, restructuring transforming economies, and the case of ABB in Poland ' , International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy , vol. 2 , no. 3 , pp. 277-297 . https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMCP.2007.015002
dc.identifier.issn1478-1484
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 1229619
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 9cc84f74-e2a9-4073-adfb-f7f8f04281b1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/11592
dc.description.abstractLiterature on the learning firm in the context of the knowledge economy predicts that benefits will be derived from local clustering, and that there will be more consensual and enriching work within firms. This article critically examines the concept of the learning firm in the context of foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe, and Poland in particular. It examines the way in which firms access knowledge both through external networks and internal reorganisation. The case study of Asea Brown Boveri's (ABB) brownfield investment in Poland is used to interrogate the notion of learning in the context of crossing national boundaries. The conclusion drawn from the literature and the case study is that tacit knowledge elicited from localities is strategic and selective. Learning through internal restructuring is much more to do with coercion from internal competition than consensual relations within the firmsen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy
dc.title'Learning' or 'coercive' firms : Foreign investment, restructuring transforming economies, and the case of ABB in Polanden
dc.contributor.institutionHertfordshire Business School
dc.contributor.institutionSocial Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute
dc.contributor.institutionGlobal Economy and Business Research Unit
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research on Management, Economy and Society
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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