A Sustainable and Comprehensive Framework for Knowledge Transfer in MNCs: An Empirical Examination Based on Country, Company and Individual Levels of Chinese MNCs
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The paper is well structured, and the research objectives are clearly stated, as well as the methodology used and the discussion of the results. The only thing I suggest to the authors is to include in the paper some more updated bibliographical references from 2021 and 2022, some examples:
Kumar, S., Aslam, A., & Aslam, A. (2022). The Effect of Perceived Support on Repatriate Knowledge Transfer in MNCs: The Mediating Role of Repatriate Adjustment. Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, 17, 215-234.
Urbig, D., Procher, V. D., Steinberg, P. J., & Volkmann, C. (2022). The role of firm-level and country-level antecedents in explaining emerging versus advanced economy multinationals' R&D internationalization strategies. International Business Review, 31 (3), 101954.
Cheng, J., Chelliah, S., & Teoh, A. P. (2021). The effect of subsidiary characteristics on efficiency in knowledge transfer between multinational companies. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 9 (1), 230-274.
Zhang, Y., Xiong, P., Zhou, W., Sun, L., & Cheng, E. T. (2022). Exploring the longitudinal effects of emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence on knowledge management processes. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 1-24.
Author Response
Dear reviewer
First of all, thank you very much for the reviewers' valuable comments and the revised chance from the journal. The main points from reviewer 1 are the references, and reviewer 2 is the survey explanation. Then I will show them in detail.
The comments from reviewers are below with my answers:
Comments:
The paper is well structured, and the research objectives are clearly stated, as well as the methodology used and the discussion of the results. The only thing I suggest to the authors is to include in the paper some more updated bibliographical references from 2021 and 2022, some examples:
Kumar, S., Aslam, A., & Aslam, A. (2022). The Effect of Perceived Support on Repatriate Knowledge Transfer in MNCs: The Mediating Role of Repatriate Adjustment. Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, 17, 215-234.
Urbig, D., Procher, V. D., Steinberg, P. J., & Volkmann, C. (2022). The role of firm-level and country-level antecedents in explaining emerging versus advanced economy multinationals' R&D internationalization strategies. International Business Review, 31 (3), 101954.
Cheng, J., Chelliah, S., & Teoh, A. P. (2021). The effect of subsidiary characteristics on efficiency in knowledge transfer between multinational companies. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 9 (1), 230-274.
Zhang, Y., Xiong, P., Zhou, W., Sun, L., & Cheng, E. T. (2022). Exploring the longitudinal effects of emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence on knowledge management processes. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 1-24.
Answers:
I have cited the new reference and thank you so much for giving me the suggestions.
your
cheng
Reviewer 2 Report
I appreciate the author's attempt to find new forms to add to the literature on knowledge transfer. I however have a couple of comments that may improve your piece.
1. Besides a couple of sentences where the term sustainability appears, I see no reason to have this piece published in this particular journal. It really does not develop arguments that strengthen our ideas on sustainability and if they do, they are not specific. The authors should build on this topic or better look for an international management journal.
2. I think that the results you have found, two of these significant (H2, H3) are useful but require a larger explanation of why only firm level and individual level factors are the ones that are significant and in what context.
3. I have no idea of the type of questions you have used to survey the subjects under the study. Please build on these, perhaps a section or even link the questionnaire or give a broad idea of the questions used.
4. The dependent variable, knowledge transfer efficiency requires more attention. In my view, without a precise understanding of what you have asked, I do not seem to understand how it is specifically measured. Need to improve on this.
5. Please explain clearly why the use of one point of information is sufficient to understand knowledge transfer, is there a before and an after? again, not clearly built your arguments.
6. I want to see a table of the variables used to measure, what KTE1...n means specifically. If I were to use your paper to build on theory, I need an explanation.
Best of luck
Author Response
Dear reviewer
First of all, thank you very much for your valuable suggestions.
Then I will show them in detail.
The comments from reviewers are below with my answers:
Comments:
I appreciate the author's attempt to find new forms to add to the literature on knowledge transfer. I however have a couple of comments that may improve your piece.
1.Besides a couple of sentences where the term sustainability appears, I see no reason to have this piece published in this particular journal. It really does not develop arguments that strengthen our ideas on sustainability and if they do, they are not specific. The authors should build on this topic or better look for an international management journal.
Answer:
The object of this manuscript focuses on one sustainable resource——knowledge, and the main point is to share the resource (waste the cost of creation), which is another reason that save resource. Thus, I hope to submit to this journal, and let people swift the new perspective on knowledge management, such as efficient and energy-saving transfer of knowledge. I have added more explanation in the introduction. (shown in yellow)
- I think that the results you have found, two of these significant (H2, H3) are useful but require a larger explanation of why only firm level and individual level factors are the ones that are significant and in what context.
Answer:
I have added the contents in the part 5, and Chinese culture and management mechanisms establish a solid organization
- I have no idea of the type of questions you have used to survey the subjects under the study. Please build on these, perhaps a section or even link the questionnaire or give a broad idea of the questions used.
Answers:
I have added the question in the sentence, and the dimensions or questions from the other research.
- The dependent variable, knowledge transfer efficiency requires more attention. In my view, without a precise understanding of what you have asked, I do not seem to understand how it is specifically measured. Need to improve on this.
Answer:
I have added the question in the sentence, and the dimensions or questions from the other research.
- Please explain clearly why the use of one point of information is sufficient to understand knowledge transfer, is there a before and an after? again, not clearly built your arguments.
Answer:
The object of this manuscript focuses on one sustainable resource——knowledge, and the main point is to share the resource (waste the cost of creation), which is another reason that save resource. Thus, I hope to submit to this journal, and let people swift the new perspective on knowledge management, such as efficient and energy-saving transfer of knowledge. I have added more explanation in the introduction. (shown in yellow)
- I want to see a table of the variables used to measure, what KTE1...n means specifically. If I were to use your paper to build on theory, I need an explanation.
Answer:
I have added the question in the sentence, and the dimensions or questions from the other research.
Best wishes to you
yours
cheng
Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
I appreciate the authors response and I am satisfied with it
