Going home and helping out? Returnees as propagators of CSR in an emerging economy

Han, Qin; Liu, Runjuan; Jennings, P. Devereaux

doi:10.1057/s41267-018-00210-8

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“…For example, TMTs and boards that include executives with extensive international experience and multicultural backgrounds may approach nonmarket strategy differently than those without such experience. They are oftentimes boundary spanners (Caussat et al, 2019 ; Meyer et al, 2020 ) who work across different countries, cultures, and MNE subunits, and can generate new organizational dynamics (Han, Jennings, Liu, & Jennings, 2019 ; Rodgers et al, 2019 ). Similarly, CEOs and TMT members who themselves have prior experience in the political or NGO world and/or strong political convictions might bring a different perspective to NMS practices within the global firm (Marquis & Qiao, 2020 ).…”

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Navigating cross-border institutional complexity: A review and assessment of multinational nonmarket strategy research

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Multinational enterprises are deeply engaged in nonmarket strategy (NMS), including both corporate political activity (CPA) and strategic corporate social responsibility (SCSR). In this review, we document the multinational NMS research according to contributions’ theme, method, context, theory, and level of analysis. We then develop an institutional multiplicity framework to organize our analysis of this large and fragmented body of literature. In so doing, we identify the most impactful contributions within three major themes – multinational CPA, multinational SCSR, and the integration of CPA and SCSR – and their respective subthemes, and call attention to limitations in the extant research. We also highlight promising avenues for future research, including expanding the scope of NMS to incorporate microfoundations research, integrating macrolevel scholarship on global institutions, placing greater attention on the interaction between CPA and SCSR, and incorporating multi-actor global issues and movements. Our review underscores the growing importance and missed opportunities of NMS research in the international business field.

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Navigating cross-border institutional complexity: A review and assessment of multinational nonmarket strategy research

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“…Likewise, our study contributes to the international business literature on the CSR activities of foreign subsidiaries. Previous studies have explored various antecedents of CSR practices in MNEs, including country-level factors [e.g., institutional environment and crossnational distance (Campbell, Eden, & Miller, 2012;Graafland & Noorderhaven, 2020)], firmlevel drivers [e.g., global standardization of MNEs (Christmann, 2004)], and individual level factors [e.g., characteristics of managers and employees (Crilly, Zollo, & Hansen, 2012;Han, Jennings, Liu, & Jennings, 2019)]. However, previous studies have overlooked the possibility that subsidiaries could conduct CSR as a buffer against parent firm reputation risk.…”

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Foreign subsidiary CSR as a buffer against parent firm reputation risk

Zhou

Wang

2020

J Int Bus Stud

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This study examines the influence of parent firm reputation risk on the level of corporate social responsibility activities of foreign subsidiaries. We first argue that a strong reputation risk spillover occurs from parent firms to their foreign subsidiaries due to the high visibility of multinationals, the control of parent firms over their subsidiaries, and the liability of foreignness associated with foreign firms in host countries. Then, we argue that subsidiaries may resort to CSR in their host country to reduce the spillover effect. Thus, we hypothesize a positive relationship between parent firm reputation risk and foreign subsidiary CSR activities. Moreover, we explore several contingency factors at both the parent firm and subsidiary levels that affect the extent of spillover and the need for subsidiaries to use CSR as a buffer against parent firm reputation risk. We find that the positive relationship between parent firm reputation risk and foreign subsidiary CSR activities is weaker for foreign subsidiaries that directly report to parent firm, with longer operations in the host country and larger institutional distance between host and home countries. Using a unique sample of subsidiaries of large multinationals in China from 2009 to 2016, we find general support for our arguments.

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“…As businesses today operate in increasingly globalized conditions, scholars have become increasingly interested in how the principles of UET apply across cultures (e.g., Quigley & Hambrick, 2015). This has been achieved, in part, by studies that use mixed or non-U.S.-based samples (e.g., Hafenbrädl & Waeger, 2016; Han, Jennings, Liu, & Jennings, 2019; Zhang, Ou, Tsui, & Wang, 2017), which were far less common in earlier periods. There have also been several studies that considered the importance of executives’ global exposure (e.g., Crossland & Hambrick, 2011; Mohr & Batsakis, 2018; Nielsen & Nielsen, 2013; Quigley & Hambrick, 2012).…”

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Metacritiques of Upper Echelons Theory: Verdicts and Recommendations for Future Research

Neely

Lovelace²,

Cowen

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Journal of Management

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After more than 35 years, Hambrick and Mason’s upper echelons theory (UET) stands as one of the most influential perspectives in management research. However, as the literature and its attendant reviews have become more numerous and specialized, discussion of the fundamental conceptual and methodological critiques leveled against research utilizing the UET perspective has grown fragmented. As such, the first aim of the present review is to identify and synthesize a set of common critiques levied against UET research. In doing so, we unpack important nuance within each critique while establishing a common vocabulary to facilitate greater consistency in how these critiques are discussed by scholars, editors, and reviewers. Next, we analyze the past decade of UET research (i.e., empirical and conceptual articles) to provide a progress report on the state of the literature as it pertains to each critique. Based on this analysis, we issue a “verdict,” providing clear guidance on what issues still need to be resolved and offering clear recommendations for UET scholars moving forward. Finally, we close by taking stock of how our recommendations position UET scholars to embrace the task of providing impactful insights on emerging challenges facing top executives.

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Going home and helping out? Returnees as propagators of CSR in an emerging economy

Cited by 35 publications

References 54 publications

Navigating cross-border institutional complexity: A review and assessment of multinational nonmarket strategy research

Navigating cross-border institutional complexity: A review and assessment of multinational nonmarket strategy research

Foreign subsidiary CSR as a buffer against parent firm reputation risk

Metacritiques of Upper Echelons Theory: Verdicts and Recommendations for Future Research

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