Scope and scale of technology challenge and MNE subsidiary knowledge sourcing in host countries

Research emphasizes the role that industry characteristics and knowledge bases play in MNE subsidiaries' knowledge sourcing decisions. This article extends the knowledge sourcing literature by examining how technology challenges themselves help determine both the geographic location—local or distant—and the actor from which the knowledge will be sourced. Using a study of MNE subsidiaries' knowledge sourcing in a peripheral region without a …