Quantitative Questionnaire on Knowledge Transfer and Cultural Alignment

This questionnaire aims to gather quantitative data on knowledge transfer and cultural alignment between headquarters and subsidiaries. It consists of 12 questions on knowledge transfer and 6 questions on cultural alignment. The questions are designed to understand the effectiveness of knowledge transfer strategies, the impact of cultural misalignment on knowledge transfer, and the role of diversity and collectivism in improving knowledge transfer. The questionnaire also includes 6 qualitative questions to gather more insights on the challenges faced in knowledge transfer and how to handle them.

Quantitative questionnaire
1. What is your age?
a) Less than 24 b) 25-30 c) 31-45 d) 46 and above
2. Your Gender?
a) Male
b) Female
3. How far do you agree that Tabeebak healthcare services has been facing issues in
knowledge transfer between the headquarters and their subsidiaries?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree
Questions on Transfer of knowledge
4. How far do you agree that headquarters have implemented effective strategies for
efficient knowledge transfer?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree
5. How far do you agree that transfer of best practices between headquarters and
subsidiaries have been encouraged?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree
6. How far do you agree that knowledge transfer is improved by transformation of the
organizational practices?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree

Questions on cultural alignment
7. How far do you agree that cultural misalignment between headquarter and its
subsidiary affects the transfer of knowledge?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree
8. How far do you agree that national culture affects the cultural environment of both the
headquarters and its subsidiaries?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree
9. How far do you agree that openness to diversity affects the transfer of knowledge
between headquarter and its subsidiary?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree
10. How far do you agree that collectivism vs individualism affects the transfer of
knowledge between headquarter and its subsidiary?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree
11. How far do you agree that collective approach improves the knowledge transfer
between the subsidiary and its headquarters?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree
12. How far do you agree that collective approach has more positive impact on knowledge
transfer than individualistic approach?
a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree

Qualitative questions
1. How would you describe the corporate culture in your organization?
2. How is knowledge transfer affected by the differences in culture between headquarter and the
subsidiaries?
3. What are the challenges faced in transfer of knowledge? How can it be handled?
4. Have you ever tried implementing a best practice but have failed? Why did you fail?
5. Do you think that the national cultural norms contradicts with the norms of the subsidiaries?
How can it be changed for better knowledge transfer?
6. Do you consider improving diversity in the organizational workforce to make the knowledge
transfer more effective?