Accelerating Global Product Innovation through Cross-cultural Collaboration : Organizational Mechanisms that Influence Knowledge-sharing within the MNC
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description: Globalization, time to market, and customer responsiveness present continuous challenges for achieving market innovation across cultures. A cross-cultural and networked business environment has created increased demand for knowledge-sharing within the multinational corporation (MNC). The inability of geographically distributed team members to effectively share and communicate ideas and solutions can result in a lack of product innovation, delayed product introductions, and reduced sales and market opportunities. This requires managers to leverage cross-cultural team knowledge in order to improve the design and delivery of innovative customer solutions worldwide. This dissertation thus intends to examine and identify organizational mechanisms that facilitate cross-cultural collaboration and knowledge-sharing for geographically distributed teams responsible for the front end of innovation.The resource-based and knowledge-based views of the firm inform this dissertation where integrated cognitive and social practices serve an important role for innovation. Through qualitative research, I will examine organizational mechanisms that influence interactions between the project leader and the geographically distributed team during global product launches, from product concept to market introduction. Since there is a lack of empirical research conducted with organizations on cross-cultural collaboration and global innovation, there is a significant opportunity to advance research within innovation management while assisting organizations in the development of knowledge-sharing capabilities that serve as competitive advantage in conceiving and introducing new products to international markets.The purpose of this dissertation research is to investigate and demonstrate how MNCs can facilitate the cross-cultural collaboration process in order to effectively conceive and execute innovation strategies for new products. The research intends to develop a framework and model for cros…
identifier: NNT: 2012CNAM0814
issued: 2026-05-10T12:22:49.811980
language: en
modified: 2026-05-10T12:22:49.811984
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keyword: collaboration-interculturelle
keyword: conception-du-produit
keyword: cross-cultural-collaboration
keyword: equipes-disperses-geographiquement
keyword: front-end-of-innovation
keyword: geographically-distributed-teams
keyword: global-innovation-management
keyword: global-product-launch-management
keyword: go-to-market
keyword: infoeu-reposemanticsdoctoralthesis
keyword: knowledge-sharing
keyword: lancements-globaux-de-produit
keyword: management-de-linnovation-globale
keyword: mecanismes-organisationnels
keyword: mise-sur-le-marche
keyword: organizational-mechanisms
keyword: partage-de-connaissances
keyword: planning-et-mise-en-oeuvre-de-strategie-globale-dinnovation
keyword: product-conception
keyword: shsgestionhumanities-and-social-sciencesbusiness-administration
keyword: strategic-planning
keyword: theses
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Accelerating Global Product Innovation through Cross-cultural Collaboration : Organizational Mechanisms that Influence Knowledge-sharing within the MNC
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