Title

Using legal acumen to add value to the firm: A multinational perspective

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Knowledge Management

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Abstract

Recent trends in law studies curricula and scholarship have embraced a more managerial-yfocused approach to legal decision-making in a business context. Both management and legal scholars have postulated that legal knowledge should be bridged with managerial knowledge in order to add value to the firm as aurce of sustainable competitive advantage. This advantage is particularly acute for multinational firms because they face multiple legal systems and doctrines. This paper examines the existing literature on legal acumen as added value to the firm and sourc e of competitive advantage, builds on its models by adding a multinational perspective, explores the intersections between international law and management, and articulates a legal knowledge management regime for multinational corporations.

Volume

15

Issue

4

First Page

15

Last Page

21

DOI

10.18848/2327-7998/cgp/v15i04/50817

ISSN

23277998

E-ISSN

23279249

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