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Formal Institutions and International Knowledge Transfer
Marco Di Cintio
Abstract
This paper adopts a systematic review method to summarize the major economic literature on the topics of
international knowledge transfer. We pay special attention to studies exploring the role that formal
institutions may have in guiding, intensifying, and enhancing international knowledge transfer in, to, and from
emerging markets. Our findings identify five main transfer channels that we believe are predominant in the
literature. The first refers to the role of multinational enterprises, and how industrial links affect international
knowledge transfer through inward and outward foreign direct investment. The second addresses the effect
of R&D internationalization on firm innovation performance. The third deals with the idea that firms learn
from international trade and benefit from links with foreign markets by introducing either new products or
processes. The fourth focuses on international collaborations and networks. Finally, the fifth addresses the
human capital international mobility of managers and employees. However, the complex nature of these
topics claims the need for supplementary studies that can help to further develop this theme.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30845/ijbss.v16p1
Article History:
5 March 2025 | Accepted: 10 April
2025 | Published: 30 April 2025
Reviewer(s):
Dr. Pavel Samsonov, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 104 E University Ave, Lafayette, LA 70504, United States; Phone: +1 337-254-8227.
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Address for Correspondence:
Marco Di Cintio, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Economia, University of Salento
Ecotekne – 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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