ABSTRACT This study argues that improved working practices acquired from intra-firm technology transfers are a crucial source of organizational sustainability. This study used 252 subsidiaries of foreign-based multinational corporations located in Peninsular Malaysia as a quantitative data source. The findings revealed that market environment, cultural factors, and absorptive capacity significantly improved working practices, which in turn significantly and positively affected the social and environmental sustainability of firms. We recommend that the government of Malaysia formulate and adopt more market-friendly policies while simultaneously providing both insight on the various cultural norms of foreign nations and higher education and training for its citizens to maximize knowledge transfer following foreign investment, which is beneficial for both the host country and the organizations involved.

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社会和环境的可持续性，所在国的特征以及改进的工作实践的中介作用：来自马来西亚跨国公司的证据

摘要这项研究认为，从公司内部技术转让中获得的改进的工作实践是组织可持续性的重要来源。这项研究使用了位于马来西亚半岛的252家外国跨国公司的子公司作为定量数据源。调查结果表明，市场环境，文化因素和吸收能力显着改善了工作实践，进而显着并积极地影响了企业的社会和环境可持续性。我们建议马来西亚政府制定并采取更加市场友好的政策，同时提供对外国各种文化规范的见解以及对本国公民的高等教育和培训，以最大程度地提高外国投资后的知识转移，