Inefabilidade e socializacao na transferência no compartilhamento de conhecimento tácito em países menos desenvolvidos: o caso do cine group em Moçambique

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the multiple roles of so-cialization forwithin the iinteroorganizational transfer of tacit knowledge between a Brazilian multinational company (MNC) and its subsidiary located in a least developed country. In spite of advances of the literature on the transfer of knowledge within multinationals multinational companies (MNCs) and on the role of socialization in this process, two aspects – one theoretical, another empirical – have have bbeen neglected: (i) ineffability of tacit knowledge and (ii) transfer of knowledge to least developed countries with low absorptive capacity. We have carried out a case study about Cine Group, a Brazilian company in the media sector, which set up a subsidiary in Maputo (Mozambique) in 2009. Results have evidenced that due the ineffability of tacit knowledge and the context of low absorptive capacity of the subsidiary, socialization may have distinct roles, such as transfer of knowledge, conjoint learning, and behaviour change.