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Knowledge capability flows in buyer-supplier relationships: challenges for small domestic suppliers in international contexts

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dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Antonio
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dc.date.issued2009en_US
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dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how suppliers have managed to accumulate knowledge in their relationship with large multinational clients. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology was based on four case studies’ qualitative data, collected from semi-structured, in-depth interviews. The buyers were selected among the largest MNEs of the electronics, automotive and footwear industries and the suppliers were selected among the set of SMEs supplying to those MNEs. The objective was to assess the supplier’s knowledge transfer-oriented capabilities and the buyer’s interaction-oriented capabilities in the SBR. Findings – The paper highlights the important leading role of the client in the buyer-supplier relationship involving SMEs as well as the knowledge-sharing atmosphere of successful cooperative relationships. Although it confirms the advantages of alliances for SMEs, knowledge transfer-oriented capabilities, are used by SMEs in order to sustain client satisfaction and to strengthen their core competencies. Despite all efforts of SMEs, if clients are not willing to use interaction-oriented capabilities, buyer-supplier relationships are doomed to failure. Research limitations/implications – One practical implication is that, if SMEs are adequately supported by public policies, it is possible to transfer knowledge from more advanced to less endowed economies . The main limitation stems from the fact that it is not possible to claim generalisation as the research is the result of a series of four case studies. Originality/value – The paper uses dyadic relationships as a viable option to compensate internal knowledge deficiencies of SMEs in their relationship with MNEs. It complements former research as little is known about the importance of alliances in the context of knowledge acquisition and learning in SMEs. It contributes to the SME scientific literature by investigating how SMEs learn from their alliance partners.eng
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dc.identifier.doi10.1108/14626000910932908en_US
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-73049112223en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-367264
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/21258
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.uriN/A
dc.subjectBuyer-seller relationships
dc.subjectKnowledge management
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectSmall to medium-sized enterprises
dc.subjectKnowledge sharing
dc.titleKnowledge capability flows in buyer-supplier relationships: challenges for small domestic suppliers in international contextseng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage114
oaire.citation.issue1en_US
oaire.citation.startPage93
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Small Business and Enterprise Developmenten_US
oaire.citation.volume16en_US
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameMoreira
person.givenNameAntonio
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6613-8796
rcaap.cv.cienciaid541F-5442-5666 | António Carrizo Moreira
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