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The Translator as Agent in Talent Management Knowledge Transfer

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Abstract

We investigate the transfer of talent management knowledge into a Slovak manufacturing setting from a translation perspective. The translator is shown to be the key agent in the cross-national, cross-language knowledge transfer process, who not only provides linguistic translation, but also cultural-political interpretation of key vocabularies. By drawing on different approaches to translation we show that a) discourse and language cannot be separated in knowledge transfer interventions and that b) the translator is a key agent in shaping the cross-culture transfer process by addressing the ‘discursive void’ that characterises local experiences with, and knowledge about, talent management. We develop understanding about the role of bilingual, bicultural agents in international knowledge transfer.

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(2017). The Translator as Agent in Talent Management Knowledge Transfer. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 151-169. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595817701509

Acceptance Date Mar 8, 2017
Publication Date Apr 13, 2017
Journal International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
Print ISSN 1470-5958
Publisher SAGE Publications
Pages 151-169
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595817701509
Keywords management, international management
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595817701509

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