Getting to the real story: what Vietnamese business people wish foreigners understood about doing business in emerging and transition countries like Vietnam–before they start

Abstract

Knowledge sharing typically examines organisational transfer of knowledge, often from headquarters to subsidiaries, from developed country sites to emerging country sites, or from host to local employees. Yet, recent research, such as Prahalad's Bottom of the Pyramid, raises the question of reverse transfer of knowledge, or whether knowledge could and should be transferred from local sites to home country sites within an organisation. As several emerging economies build their capabilities in knowledge, research and ...