This article investigates a new topic of research on Corporate Foundations (CFs): the impact of knowledge transfer from founder firms to the Corporate Foundations on the CFs’ meaning of effectiveness. Starting from a typology of CF’s effectiveness (Ostrower 2006a), we managed a survey addressed to a sample of Italian CFs to address the impact of different knowledge transfer methods (KTM) on the dimensions of CFs’ orientation to effectiveness: proactive orientation, social advocacy and capacity building. The results of linear regression show different relations among KTM methods and CFs’ meaning of effectiveness. The research identified four different KTMs and pointed out that the methods adopted by founder firms have a significant influence on proactivity, competences, and on social advocacy of CFs.

Minciullo, M., Pedrini, M., Knowledge transfer methods betweeen founder firms and corporate foundations: upshots on effectiveness, Selected paper, in EURAM 2012, (Rotterdam, 06-08 June 2012), EURAM, Rotterdam 2012: 1-45 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/34060]

Knowledge transfer methods betweeen founder firms and corporate foundations: upshots on effectiveness

Minciullo, Marco;Pedrini, Matteo
2012

Abstract

This article investigates a new topic of research on Corporate Foundations (CFs): the impact of knowledge transfer from founder firms to the Corporate Foundations on the CFs’ meaning of effectiveness. Starting from a typology of CF’s effectiveness (Ostrower 2006a), we managed a survey addressed to a sample of Italian CFs to address the impact of different knowledge transfer methods (KTM) on the dimensions of CFs’ orientation to effectiveness: proactive orientation, social advocacy and capacity building. The results of linear regression show different relations among KTM methods and CFs’ meaning of effectiveness. The research identified four different KTMs and pointed out that the methods adopted by founder firms have a significant influence on proactivity, competences, and on social advocacy of CFs.
2012
Inglese
EURAM 2012
EURAM 2012 Annual Conference
Rotterdam
Selected paper
6-giu-2012
8-giu-2012
Minciullo, M., Pedrini, M., Knowledge transfer methods betweeen founder firms and corporate foundations: upshots on effectiveness, Selected paper, in EURAM 2012, (Rotterdam, 06-08 June 2012), EURAM, Rotterdam 2012: 1-45 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/34060]
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