DOES CULTURE MATTER IN ACADEMIC R&D COLLABORATIONS?
This study investigates knowledge sharing of Chinese and German scientists collaborating in a cross-cultural nanotechnology R&D project. Particularly, we analyze cultural differences that might indirectly influence the scientists’ intention to share knowledge. Therefore, quantitative data was obtained from professors and PhDs regarding influencing factors of their intention to share knowledge like subjective norms, anticipated extrinsic rewards and image. Even though literature suggests strong cross-cultural impacts, e.g. differing power distance, individualism versus collectivism or differing concepts of face, our results reveal only slight differences between Chinese and German researchers. Thus, the question arises if the effects of national culture are outweighed by a shared or similar organizational culture of academic scientists. Furthermore, the obtained results provide theoretical as well as practical implications for cross-cultural knowledge sharing processes.
Cross-cultural Intercultural Academic Knowledge Sharing
Steffen Kanzler Benjamin Niedergassel Jens Leker
Institute of Business Administration at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Münster, Leonardo-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany
国际会议
Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2010(2010创新与创业国际学术会议)
北京
英文
33-42
2010-07-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）