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In this paper, we developed and tested a moderated mediation model of interunit relational charac... more In this paper, we developed and tested a moderated mediation model of interunit relational characteristics in reverse knowledge transfer. Specifically, by integrating international business research with social identity theory, we hypothesized that shared vision mediates the positive effect between host country national employees' corporate language proficiency and reverse knowledge transfer. Furthermore, we hypothesized that headquarters-subsidiary communication frequency enhances the relationships between language proficiency and shared vision as well as shared vision and reverse knowledge transfer. We tested these effects on data collected from 574 middle managers leading functional departments of foreign subsidiaries in Japan. Our findings supported these hypotheses.

Towards Organizational Knowledge, 2013

The Handbook of Service Industries, 2007

The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Sep 1, 2008

... It was hypothesized that cultural distance and expatriate gender, language proficiency, type ... more ... It was hypothesized that cultural distance and expatriate gender, language proficiency, type (organizational or self-initiated expatriates), and stable personality traits (social initiative, emotional stability, cultural empathy, flexibility, and open-mindedness) have an influence on ...

International Journal of Technology Management, Mar 20, 2015

... Managers are advised to avoid being 'stuck in the middle' by making strategies base... more ... Managers are advised to avoid being 'stuck in the middle' by making strategies based on cost leadership or ... The possibilities of attaining future praxis are manifested at each organisational level by answering the existential question: What can we do? (Heidegger, 1962 ...

The International Journal of Human Resource Management, May 1, 2009

... DOI: 10.1080/09585190902850299 Vesa Peltokorpi a * & Fabian Jintae Froese b pages 1096-11... more ... DOI: 10.1080/09585190902850299 Vesa Peltokorpi a * & Fabian Jintae Froese b pages 1096-1112. ... Journal of World Business , 2: 351–368. [CrossRef], [Web of Science ®] View all references; Suutari and Brewster 200059. Suutari, V. and Brewster, C. 2000. ...

The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Jul 1, 2011

An increasing number of companies in Japan have implemented performance-related reward systems (P... more An increasing number of companies in Japan have implemented performance-related reward systems (PRRS) due to the demerits in seniority-based reward systems, economic slowdown, increasing global competition, and an aging workforce. This study focuses on reward systems and preferences in foreign subsidiaries in Japan, an area that has been overlooked. In contrast to the convergence view that best practices are universally

... and comment my papers. Special thanks go to Ingmar Björkman, Richard Nakamura, Devaki Rau, Fr... more ... and comment my papers. Special thanks go to Ingmar Björkman, Richard Nakamura, Devaki Rau, Franz Lehner, Vesa Suutari, Susan Schneider, Malik Kusters, Maria Anne Skaates, and Marjatta Peltokorpi. I would also like ...

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2006

ABSTRACT

Management Learning, 2014

Asian Business & Management, 2006

... In contrast to the original hypothesis, tenure diversity has a positive impact on communicati... more ... In contrast to the original hypothesis, tenure diversity has a positive impact on communication. The linkage can be explained by the impact of socio-cultural context on the relational demographics. Some practical implications are made. ...

Journal of International Management, 2014

ABSTRACT While corporate language proficiency provides the ability for employees in foreign subsi... more ABSTRACT While corporate language proficiency provides the ability for employees in foreign subsidiaries to transfer knowledge to headquarters (HQ) in multinational corporations, this topic has received relatively little attention in international management research. In this paper, I link host country national (HCN) employee corporate language proficiency to reverse knowledge transfer. In addition to its direct effect, I draw on media richness theory and related research to hypothesize that communication media richness has a mediating effect between HCN corporate language proficiency and reverse knowledge transfer. As employees also need to be motivated to transfer knowledge to HQ, I draw on ability–motivation frameworks to hypothesize that HCN employee commitment to HQ has a moderating effect between communication media richness and reverse knowledge transfer. Data derived at two points in time from 661 functional departments of foreign subsidiaries in Japan provide support for the direct and interactive effects.

Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2014

ABSTRACT To explain why some employees who experience high embeddedness contemplate leaving their... more ABSTRACT To explain why some employees who experience high embeddedness contemplate leaving their organizations and others do not, we examined the moderating effects of employee demographic characteristics (age and gender) and value orientations (individualism and risk aversion) between organizational embeddedness and turnover intentions. Turnover intentions were further expected to increase voluntary turnover. Data were collected from 643 full-time employees at three points in time over a 12-month time period in a wide range of organizations in Japan, a relatively low turnover context with little prior embeddedness research. Findings show that gender and risk aversion moderate the relationship between organizational embeddedness and turnover intentions, which in turn predict voluntary turnover. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

International Business Review, 2015

ABSTRACT Despite their alleged communication, control, coordination, and learning-related benefit... more ABSTRACT Despite their alleged communication, control, coordination, and learning-related benefits, little is known of factors that affect language policies in multinational corporations (MNCs). In this paper, I draw on agency theory to focus on the effect of MNC subsidiary top manager nationality on subsidiary language policy. Specifically, I hypothesize that subsidiaries with expatriate top managers have more language policies than subsidiaries with host country national top managers. In addition, I hypothesize that subsidiary age and size moderate the effect between subsidiary top manager nationality and language policy, such that older and larger subsidiaries with expatriate top managers have more language policies than younger and smaller subsidiaries. Survey data from 547 subsidiaries in Japan provide support for these hypotheses. Theoretical implications and suggestions for future research are provided.

Team Performance Management: An International Journal, 2014

ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to hypothesize a curvilinear relation between tra... more ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to hypothesize a curvilinear relation between transactive memory systems (TMS) and team innovation by integrating diverging conceptual and research findings in TMS research. While increasingly argued to enhance team innovation, TMS also have negative effects on team processes and outcomes. Design/methodology/approach ‐ The authors tested the hypothesis through hierarchical linear regression analyses using data obtained from 124 technical research teams. Findings ‐ Logistic regressions support the hypothesis, showing an inverse U-shaped relationship between TMS and team innovation, measured by patents received. Research limitations/implications ‐ The average within team response rate was relatively low, and the findings are driven by a limited number of teams with patents. Practical implications ‐ The findings suggest that research teams with moderate levels of TMS are the most effective in terms of patents received. Originality/value ‐ To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first empirical study to link TMS to team innovation and to test the potential counterproductive effects of TMS on team innovation.

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 2015

R&D Management, 2014

ABSTRACT A growing body of empirical research examines the effects of external team learning on t... more ABSTRACT A growing body of empirical research examines the effects of external team learning on team performance. While previous studies suggest that external learning activities enhance team performance, the contingencies of such activities have received less research attention. This study examines the moderating effects of transformational team leadership between external team learning and two team performance outcomes: (1) accepted and published articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and (2) project occupancy rate. The study was conducted with 124 research teams. Supporting the hypotheses, the findings show that transformational leadership has a positive moderating effect between external team learning and both team performance outcomes.

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2011