Geographies of practice transfer : a practice theoretical approach to the transfer of training practices within German multinational enterprises to China, India, and Mexico / Judith Wiemann.
2022
HD2859
Linked e-resources
Linked Resource
Online Access
Concurrent users
Unlimited
Authorized users
Authorized users
Document Delivery Supplied
Can lend chapters, not whole ebooks
Details
Title
Geographies of practice transfer : a practice theoretical approach to the transfer of training practices within German multinational enterprises to China, India, and Mexico / Judith Wiemann.
Author
Wiemann, Judith, author.
ISBN
9783030951856 (electronic bk.)
3030951855 (electronic bk.)
9783030951849 (print)
3030951847
3030951855 (electronic bk.)
9783030951849 (print)
3030951847
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 263 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-95185-6 doi
Call Number
HD2859
Dewey Decimal Classification
330.943
Summary
Employing a practice theoretical approach, this study centers on how German multinational enterprises transfer three selected production-related training practices to their subsidiaries in emerging economies: onboarding of new employees, shop floor inducting of machine operators, and German-style dual apprenticeship training for specialized technicians. Empirical findings are drawn from three research regions: Greater Shanghai Area (China), Metropolitan Areas Mumbai-Pune-Bangalore (India), and Central Mexico (Mexico). In doing so, this study contributes to debates about the internationalization of multinational enterprises conceptualizing internationalization through the lens of practice transfer. Practice transfer is still an understudied phenomenon in economic geography while international business studies have a long-standing research interest in this area. This study provides a bridge between these two disciplinary fields connecting debates in economic geography on proximity/distance and knowledge transfer with organization studies-based research in international business studies -- all the while providing a unique new perspective by developing a practice theoretical approach to explain practice transfer across distance and between territories.
Note
Includes indexes.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 20, 2022).
Series
Economic geography (Cham, Switzerland), 2520-1425
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030951849
Linked Resources
Online Access
Record Appears in
Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
All Resources
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introducing relevance, research questions, and structure of this study
Chapter 2. Defining the research desiderates: Economic geography, practice theories, and practice
Chapter 3. Discussing the methodological approach
Chapter 4. Developing a practice theoretical approach to practice transfer across distance and between territories
Chapter 5. Comparing transfer resistances of three skill formation practices to the Chinese, Indian, and Mexican research region
Chapter 6. Threading everything together: conclusion.
Chapter 2. Defining the research desiderates: Economic geography, practice theories, and practice
Chapter 3. Discussing the methodological approach
Chapter 4. Developing a practice theoretical approach to practice transfer across distance and between territories
Chapter 5. Comparing transfer resistances of three skill formation practices to the Chinese, Indian, and Mexican research region
Chapter 6. Threading everything together: conclusion.