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Docta Complutense author López Sáez, Pedro author Cruz González, Jorge author Navas López, José Emilio author Perona Alfageme, María del Mar 2023-06-16T14:18:20Z 2023-06-16T14:18:20Z 2021-12 1075-4253 10.1016/j.intman.2021.100872 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4602 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2021.100872 Building on the knowledge-based view of the firm, this study investigates the usefulness of two organizational integration mechanisms (i.e., formal inter-unit communication and informal connectedness and shared values) to effectively transfer knowledge between MNC units and explores how their effectiveness is affected by different dimensions of cross-national distance. Data on 131 knowledge transfer relationships between units of five Spanish MNCs were used to test the hypotheses. Results reveal that, although both mechanisms are positively associated with knowledge transfer effectiveness, the effect of formal inter-unit communication is comparatively higher. Moreover, this formal integration mechanism seems to work independently of the type of distance that separates the units involved in the transfer. By contrast, the effectiveness of informal integration mechanisms is influenced by economic, geographic and administrative dimensions of distance. Adopting a contingent perspective, and taking into account the multidimensional character of cross-national distance, this article contributes to the literature on knowledge management in international firms by showing which organizational integration mechanisms are more useful to transfer knowledge within MNCs depending on the type of distance that separate their units. eng Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España Organizational integration mechanisms and knowledge transfer effectiveness in MNCs: The moderating role of cross-national distance journal article URL https://docta.ucm.es/bitstreams/e8a4c686-89ec-437a-a193-9965e8bf78e3/download File MD5 e66bdd648cca7897ca3bfc0daa8ef32c 2408220 application/pdf 1-s2.0-S1075425321000521-main.pdf URL https://docta.ucm.es/bitstreams/e2b9355c-a7fa-4be0-9929-2ff4e074b87a/download File MD5 e727555266412a72b94848f5cd6d6411 117663 text/plain 1-s2.0-S1075425321000521-main.pdf.txt