Conceptualizing Innovative Knowledge Transfer: A Framework for Study of Multinational Corporations Innovation in Thailand
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Innovative knowledge transfer has become an integral part of organizations’ business strategies, along with aiding organizations to grow and innovate in the market and gain competitive advantage. This paper aimed to concentrate on the role of innovative knowledge transfer in driving the knowledge quality and innovation capability of an organization. Furthermore, the study considers the complexity associated with the organization of multinational corporations (MNCs). However, prior studies on a comprehensive framework to present a comprehensive framework revealed innovative knowledge factors such as innovative knowledge, new products, new processing, commercialization, and management that can influence the choices of innovative knowledge transfer dimensions such as codification, teachability, complexity, personalization knowledge transfer, and innovative capacity. These studies aimed to explore how innovative knowledge transfer in MNC’s in Thailand is boosting competitiveness and contributing to the effectiveness of public research and are increasingly recognized by MNCs innovation with numerous initiatives aimed at promoting collaboration between research institutions and businesses by promoting and facilitating innovative knowledge transfer, and many others are planning to intensify their efforts in this direction.
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