Wang, Mingchu ORCID: 0000-0002-1406-7228 , Wei, Yingqi, Azumah, Gideon and Wang, Catherine L. (2023) African returnees in international knowledge transfer: a social capital perspective. Journal of International Management, 30 (1):101118. pp. 1-26. ISSN 1075-4253 (Print), 1873-0620 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2023.101118)

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Abstract

In response to the fast growing number of African returnees and the important roles that they play in transferring international knowledge back to the African continent, this qualitative, exploratory study unpacks the role of African returnees in delivering international knowledge obtained from another social context of the Global South through their work and/or study experience, and identifies social factors that facilitate or hinder international knowledge transfer from a social capital perspective. Drawing on qualitative interview data collected from 20 Ghanaian returnees plus an expert interview, observation notes and archival data, we develop an enhanced social capital model in the Global South context. Our model strengthens the understanding of the role of diaspora in international knowledge transfer in general, and that of African returnees in knowledge transfer in the Global South in particular. Specifically, this study offers insights on the interconnections among the three dimensions of social struc

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	African returnees; international knowledge transfer; social capital; China; Global South
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > Networks and Urban Systems Centre (NUSC) Greenwich Business School > Networks and Urban Systems Centre (NUSC) > Connected Cities Research Group (CCRG) Greenwich Business School > School of Business, Operations and Strategy
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2024 10:53
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48219

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