Processi di internazionalizzazione della conoscenza: il caso Automotive

The following graduation thesis describes the knowledge internationalisation process within the multinational enterprises. The text analyzes the firm’s internationalisation theory, the knowledge theory and two case study within the automotive industry in order to demonstrate the importance of the multinational enterprises as driver of the knowledge diffusion. The theoretical basis show the increasing role of the transnational corporations in managing several phases of the global value chain, the purpose of this work is to underline the firms ‘promotion role in the global peripheries. In order to demonstrate that, the two case studies shall described the evolution of two firms, Delphi and Škoda, respectively in Mexico and in Czech Republic.