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Organizational learning during internationalization: acquiring local institutional knowledge

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  • Amy Nicole Javernick-Will

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Organizational learning plays an important role for firms entering new international markets. Acquiring knowledge of a foreign market helps firms to decrease uncertainties, misunderstandings and risks, allowing them to plan and achieve project expectations more accurately. Little is known, however, about how real estate developers, contractors and engineering firms initially collect important local knowledge for their international projects. This study uses qualitative research methods to explore the sources firms use to acquire different types of local knowledge. The results indicate that organizational learning is a complex process, and although similarities exist, different types of firms use different sources to collect needed knowledge. The research contributes to theory by responding to requests for additional research on how firms actually acquire and develop institutional knowledge. In addition, by understanding the sources used to acquire different types of institutional knowledge, company managers can determine the best sources to employ to acquire knowledge that is important for their specific business.

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  • Amy Nicole Javernick-Will, 2009. "Organizational learning during internationalization: acquiring local institutional knowledge," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(8), pages 783-797.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:27:y:2009:i:8:p:783-797
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190903117801
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    1. Mousalam Alabdul Razzak & Osama Sam Al-Kwifi & Zafar U. Ahmed, 2018. "Rapid Alignment of Resources and Capabilities in Time-Bound Networks: A Theoretical Proposition," Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Springer;Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, vol. 19(4), pages 273-287, December.
    2. Mohammad Ali Kashefi & Mohammad Ebrahim Sanjaghi, 2013. "A New Framework for Learning Approaches toward Social Evolution of Organizations," Advances in Management and Applied Economics, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 3(3), pages 1-13.
    3. Fabio Cassio-de-Souza & Mario Henrique Ogasavara, 2018. "The Impact of Cross-National Distance on Survival of Foreign Subsidiaries," Brazilian Business Review, Fucape Business School, vol. 15(3), pages 284-301, May.
    4. Lin Yuan & Xiaolin Qian & Nitin Pangarkar, 2016. "Market Timing and Internationalization Decisions: A Contingency Perspective," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(4), pages 497-519, June.
    5. Salman Ali, 2021. "Focused Strategies During Re-internationalization:Evidence from India," International Journal of Business and Economics, School of Management Development, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, vol. 20(3), pages 249-263, December.

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