Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Reverse knowledge transfers, culture clashes and going international

Reverse Knowledge Transfers Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are, sina qua non, the world’s most efficient and prolific producers of knowledge (process and product technology, management skills, intangible assets). Once produced, exploiting that knowledge is a primary motivation for foreign direct investment (FDI) as MNEs go abroad to earn rents on their knowledge-based assets created at home. Through the process of FDI, MNEs transfer knowledge...