Countering Overseas Power in Global Value Chains: Information Asymmetries and Subcontracting in the Plastics Industry

Murphree, Michael; Anderson, John R.

doi:10.1016/j.intman.2017.09.007

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“…Intensifying decoupling of business activities across organizational and national boundaries implies that MNEs increasingly rely on global value chain partners to coordinate and execute their value creation activities (Kano, 2018;Kotabe & Mudambi, 2009;Murphree & Anderson, 2018). As most of the external ties of many MNEs are relational in nature (Kano, 2018), their interorganizational activities aiming at achieving various performance outcomes, including environmental collaboration often entail collaborative arrangements.…”

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How do agile organizations contribute to environmental collaboration? Evidence from MNEs in Turkey

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Gölgeci

Gligor

et al. 2021

Journal of International Management

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Prior research has produced ample evidence showing that agility affects performance outcomes; however, we know little about the link between agility and collaborative processes toward environmental sustainability. This study examines the relationship between operational agility and environmental collaboration, mediated by individual creativity and flexible work arrangements. Using multilevel analysis of data obtained from 249 managers of 66 multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Turkey, we find that operational agility through individual creativity and flexible work arrangements leads to greater environmental collaboration. We contribute to the streams of literature on agility, international management, and environmental sustainability by elucidating that operational agility of emerging market MNEs tends to reduce environmental impacts and that individual creativity and flexible work arrangements facilitate environmental collaboration to attain environmental success.

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Section: Mnes' Operational Agility and Environmental Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

How do agile organizations contribute to environmental collaboration? Evidence from MNEs in Turkey

Bouguerra

Gölgeci

Gligor

et al. 2021

Journal of International Management

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“…As of unilateral strategies, weaker firms have been observed to shift the focus of their exchange activities away from the powerful party while continuing to work with powerful partners (Gras and Mendoza-Abarca, 2014;Su et al, 2014) because they are in need of resources owned by them. Exiting lead firms is not a viable option for CMEs as they would lose reliable and stable income coming from the lead firms (Murphree and Anderson, 2017). As a result, the weaker firm does not discontinue interaction with the power leading firm and unilateral strategies are used as part of its course of actions to reduce dependency.…”

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Exploitation Strategy and Performance of Contract Manufacturing Exporters: The Mediating Roles of Exploration Strategy and Marketing Capability

Sharma

Nguyen

Crick

2018

Journal of International Management

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Contract manufacturing exporters (CMEs) receive a meagre share of global value chain returns, primarily because of the mundane and exploitative nature of the activities they perform in their dependency relationships with lead firms. We posit that CMEs can enhance their performance by capitalizing on their exploitation strategy. Exploitation strategy triggers exploration strategy which requires building marketing capabilities for enhanced performance. Based on data from 154 Vietnamese CMEs, we find significant indirect only mediation effects of: 1) exploration strategy between exploitation strategy and export performance; and 2) marketing capability between exploration strategy and export performance. Further, we find significant indirect only serial mediation of exploration strategy and marketing capability between exploitation strategy and export performance. The findings are also supported and contextualized based on illustrative quotes from face to face semi-structured interviews with senior managers of 10 Vietnamese CMEs. The findings suggest that CMEs' that consciously capitalize on the exploitation strategy by seeking exploration opportunities while building their marketing capability exhibit enhanced performance.

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“…Traditional industries have difficulty obtaining funds for green production technology and innovation, so environmental pollution can be serious [ 36 ]. Digitalization makes knowledge and technology more modular and mobile to reduce asset specificity in traditional business activities [ 37 ] and promote the value arrangement of green creation and reduce haze pollution [ 38 ]. In the construction of public environmental supervision means, generally speaking, public participation in democratic decision-making and supervision not only represents the performance of political democracy but may contribute to effective, efficient, and legitimate decision-making [ 39 , 40 ].…”

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How Does Digitalization Affect Haze Pollution? The Mediating Role of Energy Consumption

Wang

2022

IJERPH

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In the context of digital technology innovation, an in-depth investigation into the impact of digitalization on haze pollution is of great significance for scientifically understanding environmental effects of digitalization and building a livable civic environment. From the perspective of energy consumption intensity and structure, this paper theoretically analyzes the direct and indirect effects of digitalization on haze pollution. On this basis, the impact of digitalization on haze pollution for 81 countries over the period 2010–2019 is empirically investigated by using the system GMM and mediating effects model. Empirical results show that digitalization can effectively suppress haze pollution, and there is significant heterogeneity in this inhibiting effect. In addition, digitalization can indirectly restrain haze pollution by reducing energy consumption intensity and optimizing energy consumption structure. The findings of this paper can provide enlightenment for countries to promote digitalization, combat haze pollution, and thus enhance the health of community residents.

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Countering Overseas Power in Global Value Chains: Information Asymmetries and Subcontracting in the Plastics Industry

Cited by 25 publications

References 42 publications

How do agile organizations contribute to environmental collaboration? Evidence from MNEs in Turkey

How do agile organizations contribute to environmental collaboration? Evidence from MNEs in Turkey

Exploitation Strategy and Performance of Contract Manufacturing Exporters: The Mediating Roles of Exploration Strategy and Marketing Capability

How Does Digitalization Affect Haze Pollution? The Mediating Role of Energy Consumption

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