Abstract
Knowledge creation is one of the most important dynamic capabilities that firms can use to develop new assets, which can represent the basis for future innovations. Within a context of growing globalisation, the acquisition and creation of knowledge is one of the main objectives sought with international expansion. The consideration of intellectual capital within the knowledge creation process in subsidiaries offers an innovative way to undertake knowledge management practices in multinationals. Theoretical and empirical works can be found in the literature about intellectual capital. However, very few studies link intellectual capital to knowledge creation in multinationals. Seeking to fill this gap, the purpose of this paper is to develop and test a model that includes the main intangibles belonging to structural and relational capital that can influence knowledge creation in Spanish subsidiaries of foreign multinational firms belonging to high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors. Theoretical, empirical and managerial contributions result from this paper.
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Patrocinio Zaragoza-Sáez
Patrocinio Zaragoza-Sáez (Ph.D., University of Alicante, Spain) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management at the University of Alicante, Spain. Her primary research interests are knowledge management and intellectual capital, mainly knowledge creation and transfer in multinationals, and identification of intangible assets. She has published research papers in international journals including Journal of Business Research, Journal of Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management Research and Practice, Journal of Intellectual Capital, International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, Business Strategy & Environment and Intangible Capital.
Enrique Claver-Cortés
Enrique Claver-Cortés (Ph.D., University of Valencia, Spain) is a Professor at the Department of Management at the University of Alicante, Spain. His primary research interests are strategic management, knowledge management, intellectual capital and international management. He has published research papers in international journals including Journal of Business Research, Journal of Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management Research and Practice, Journal of Intellectual Capital, International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, International Business Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Journal of General Management and Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.
Bartolomé Marco-Lajara
Bartolomé Marco-Lajara (Ph.D., University of Alicante, Spain) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management at the University of Alicante, Spain. His primary research interests are strategic management, industrial districts, human resources management and intellectual capital. He has published research papers in international journals including Employee Relations, Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, Human Systems Management and Human Resource Planning.
Mercedes Úbeda-García
Mercedes Úbeda-García (Ph.D., University of Alicante, Spain) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management at the University of Alicante, Spain. Her primary research interests include several topics of knowledge management and human resources management, such as knowledge creation and training and human resource management and performance. She has published research papers in international journals including International Journal of Human Resource Management, Human Resource System, International Journal of Hospitality Management, European Journal of Training and Development, Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism and Direction et Gestio: La Revue des Sciences de Gestion.