Case study on knowledge transfer control mechanism in the integration stage of cross-border M&A

Acquiring and absorbing advanced knowledge of overseas subsidiaries of developed countries is an important task for Chinese enterprises in the stage of cross-border merge and integration.In the process of knowledge transfer, there exist so many problems, such as the quantity and value of knowledge transfer is lower than expected, which need to be solved by appropriate control mechanism.This paper takes Chinese enterprises' successful acquisition overseas developed countries enterprises' as an example,and take the process of acquiring and absorbing knowledge from subsidiaries in the integration stage as the research object, and this article also explores the following two research questions: Firstly, what is the impact of different types of control mechanisms implemented by the Chinese parent company on the amount and value of knowledge acquired by the Chinese parent company after the merger?