Title: External and Inter-Organizational
Networking
As Facilitators of Innovation Generation in an MNC
Abstract: In
this paper I give a brief overview of the previous studies on
organizational
innovation in general and facilitators of organizational innovation
generation
in particular. Based on Ghoshal and Bartlett’s (1990) definition of an
MNC
and applying related theories and approaches, I claim it is both
external
and inter-organizational networking that facilitate innovation
generation
in an MNC. I present a model which illustrates the relationships
between
external and inter-organizational networking and innovation generation
in
an MNC. At the same time I provide an analysis of the characteristics
of
external and inter-organizational networking in an MNC. In the end, I
discuss
the implications of the model for theory building, empirical testing,
and
business practices.
Author: Virginija
Kliukinskaitė Vigil
