An Empirical Investigation on the Transfer of Expatriates Within MNCs from a Knowledge Perspective

Astorne-Figari, Carmen; Lee, Joonhyung

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“…However, conditional on offshoring, they do not offshore larger values. This “poaching” effect on offshoring is new and consistent with the findings on the knowledge spillovers through labour mobility reported in Astorne‐Figari and Lee (2018), Gumpert (2018), Poole (2013) and Mion and Opromolla (2014). All these results combined together reveal that workers with destination‐specific knowledge acquired either in their country of origin or in previous companies help domestic firms reduce the fixed costs of offshoring to a specific destination country, especially if they are in a white‐collar occupation.…”

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The role of institutions and immigrant networks in firms’ offshoring decisions

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Peri

2020

Canadian J of Economics

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The role of institutions and immigrant networks in firms’ offshoring decisions

Moriconi

Peri

2020

Canadian J of Economics

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“…This finding suggests that some country characteristics can affect intra‐firm trade within MNCs. Regarding industry characteristics, Astorne‐Figari and Lee (2019) show that affiliates in more complex industries depend heavily on resources from parent firms to minimize communication costs 9 . Finally, we deflated the variables to estimate productivity in the previous chapter using only the US industry price index rather than the country‐industry level index; therefore, we must control for unobservable country and/or industry characteristics to circumvent potential bias in the estimation.…”

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“…9 9 Astorne‐Figari and Lee (2019) focus on manager transfers as a crucial resource from the parents, but we consider intra‐firm trade as in the similar mechanism and an industry characteristic would matter with it in the same line.…”

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The effect of intra‐firm linkages on firm productivity

Cho

Choi

2022

Rev International Economics

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In this study, we investigate the relationship between intra-firm linkages and firm productivity using a unique dataset from Korean multinational foreign affiliates. In an empirical analysis, we find that while intra-firm imports are not statistically associated with productivity on an economy-wide scale, a positive relationship exists among affiliates in industries with high levels of research and development (R&D) intensity. Our findings show that productivity gains from intra-firm trade are larger for affiliates in high R&D intensity industries, thus providing evidence that intra-firm trade is an important channel for knowledge transfer related to R&D for foreign affiliates of multinational corporations.

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“…This paper contributes to the literature by proposing a novel aspect of the determinants of expatriate utilization. First, the literature focuses on the use of PCN managers in foreign subsidiaries as a means of knowledge transfer and control (Astorne-Figari and Lee, 2019; Cho, 2018; Tan and Mahoney, 2006). We extend the literature and emphasize the significance of the role of productivity gaps among subsidiaries in shaping the shares of PCNs who are less likely to leave for competing firms.…”

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Productivity gap and expatriate utilization

Lee

Whang

Nahm

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate how the gap between a multinational enterprise’s (MNE) productivity and that of its competitor determines the utilization of expatriate managers in its foreign subsidiaries. Design/methodology/approach The authors first develop a formal analytical model where expatriate managers are relatively more reliable and expensive while local managers are prone to job-hopping. The authors then test the predictions of the analytical model using subsidiary-level data of Korean MNEs. Findings The findings show a positive relationship between the productivity gap and the share of expatriate managers in a foreign subsidiary. The empirical findings also show that the job position (middle versus top managers) is another key determinant of the utilization of expatriate managers. Originality/value The results of this paper are consistent with the literature that finds that MNEs choose a governance structure that minimizes the hazard of opportunism in their subsidiaries, yet the paper reveals a novel aspect of the determinants of expatriate utilization.

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An Empirical Investigation on the Transfer of Expatriates Within MNCs from a Knowledge Perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 58 publications

The role of institutions and immigrant networks in firms’ offshoring decisions

The role of institutions and immigrant networks in firms’ offshoring decisions

The effect of intra‐firm linkages on firm productivity

Productivity gap and expatriate utilization

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