Expatriate utilization, subsidiary knowledge creation and performance: The moderating role of subsidiary strategic context

Kawai, Norifumi; Chung, Chul

doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2018.09.003

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“…The effectiveness of expatriates in achieving these contributions, however, is conditioned by contextual variables, especially culture and cultural distance (Gaur, Delios & Singh, 2007;Gong, 2003). However, many studies use expatriates as proxies for concepts such as HQ control, strategic orientation (globally integrated or locally responsive), or knowledge transfer (e.g., Fang et al, 2010;Kawai & Chung, 2019). Some studies use demographic characteristics, skill typologies (Wang et al, 2009) or international experience of expatriates (Hébert et al 2005) to provide finer-grained analyses.…”

Section: Expatriatesmentioning

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Managing the MNE subsidiary: Advancing a multi-level and dynamic research agenda

2020

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Multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries abroad are important organizations in their own rights. They typically hold some of the MNE's most critical resources, and operate at the forefront of complex international environments. In this review, we identify and organize theoretical and empirical research on subsidiary management based on over 600 articles in leading academic journals. We develop a conceptual framework that integrates complementary streams of theoretical and empirical research with the subsidiary as its focal unit of analysis. In particular, we review six lines of research on subsidiary scope, practices, knowledge management, engagement with local market and nonmarket actors, performance, and individuals within subsidiaries. We highlight theoretical perspectives that have contributed to, and been advanced by, research on MNE subsidiaries. Based on the review, we explore future research agendas, linking the contemporary research themes with two main thrusts. First, subsidiary management is a multi-level phenomenon that would benefit from more microfoundational research. Second, subsidiary management operates at key interfaces of technology paradigm shifts, and of disruptions in the political and institutional environment. Research into the dynamics of subsidiary management would thus enhance our understanding of international business in a volatile global economy. Journal of International Business Studies (2020) 51, 538-576.

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Section: Expatriatesmentioning

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2020

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“…For instance, investment in R&D is a process that promotes knowledge creation, which entails innovation (Kor, 2006;Wang, 2010), and represents a critical factor for a multinational corporation to sustain an innovative competitive advantage (Kawai and Chung, 2019).…”

Section: Chief Financial Officer and Randd Investmentmentioning

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The chief financial officer (CFO) profile and R&D investment intensity: evidence from listed European companies

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Ferri

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PurposeThis study aims to investigate whether the characteristics of the chief financial officer (CFO) have an impact on the intensity of the corporate research and development (R&D) investment.Design/methodology/approachBased on hand-collected data for the CFOs of a sample of the largest European listed companies for the period 2013–2016, this study uses regression analyses to test empirically the association of CFO education, CFO gender and CFO age with R&D investment intensity.FindingsThe presence of female CFOs, CFOs with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree and older CFOs is positively associated with the intensity of R&D investment.Research limitations/implicationsThis study relies on some observable characteristics of CFOs and focuses on large listed companies.Practical implicationsThe results of this study may help investors, stakeholders and practitioners to understand better which type of CFO characteristics are more likely to result in higher firm-level R&D investment intensity.Originality/valueThis study offers the first insights into the impact of CFOs, as the most prominent C-suite executives, on the level of corporate investments in R&D activity.

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“…Alliance boundary spanners are primarily responsible for information exchange and external representation (Aldrich and Herker, 1977). Therefore, they not only facilitate knowledge exchange in alliances (Kawai and Chung, 2019; Nuruzzaman et al , 2019) but also serve to foster cooperation and mitigate exchange hazards in alliance relationships (Huang et al , 2016). Accordingly, we view knowledge acquisition and opportunism reduction as two important outcomes of boundary-spanning behaviors.…”

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Alliance justice and relational performance: the mediating role of boundary spanners' citizenship behaviors

Bai

Li²

2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the types of justice that affect knowledge acquisition and opportunism in strategic alliances and how these justice mechanisms function.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from both top-level and operating-level boundary spanners in 295 strategic alliances in China (a total of 590 boundary spanners). A structural equation model (SEM) with bias-corrected bootstrap method was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results show that although both procedural justice and distributive justice are important in deterring opportunism, procedural justice is more effective at enhancing knowledge acquisition than distributive justice is. The results also demonstrate that boundary spanners' helping behaviors are more effective at fostering knowledge acquisition, whereas boundary spanners' voice behaviors have more impact on mitigating opportunism. In addition, boundary spanners' citizenship behaviors partially mediate the relationship between justice and interfirm-level performance.Originality/valueThis study adds a boundary-spanning lens to justice literature by uncovering the missing link between justice and alliance outcomes.

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Expatriate utilization, subsidiary knowledge creation and performance: The moderating role of subsidiary strategic context

Cited by 51 publications

References 113 publications

Managing the MNE subsidiary: Advancing a multi-level and dynamic research agenda

Managing the MNE subsidiary: Advancing a multi-level and dynamic research agenda

The chief financial officer (CFO) profile and R&D investment intensity: evidence from listed European companies

Alliance justice and relational performance: the mediating role of boundary spanners' citizenship behaviors

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