Research on host-country nationals in multinational enterprises: The last five decades and ways forward

Michailova, Snejina; Fee, Anthony; DeNisi, Angelo S.

doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2022.101383

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“…There are still some limitations of the study in this paper: first, we do not have empirical data to conduct a quantitative analytical analysis, a limitation that is common in other previous review articles including several published in top-tier or high-quality journals (e.g., [70][71][72]). Second, in terms of choosing the range of journals, we mainly focused on articles from 3 and 4/4* of the ABS rankings.…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility of Chinese Multinational Enterprises: A Review and Future Research Agenda

Shao

Jiménez

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This study analyzes papers on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Chinese multinational enterprises (CMNEs) published in top-tier management and international business journals. We extracted six key constructs from these studies, examined their interconnections, and identified five themes. These themes are (1) the relationship between corporate governance and CSR practice, (2) the relationship between institutional environments and CSR practice, (3) the relationship between resources and capabilities and CSR practice, (4) the relationship between strategy/activity and CSR practice, and (5) the relationship between corporate performance and CSR practice. Our study aim is to reveal research gaps that have not been identified in other previous review articles. Thus, based on the research gaps identified through a review of previous studies, we identified that there is a strong relationship between CSR and national cultural contexts; however, most current research on CSR has focused on Western cultural contexts. Thus, to further explore how CSR of CMNEs may differ from other countries (e.g., Western countries) that is our review aim, we provide five directions for future CSR research on CMNEs. Finally, we theoretically and conceptually analyze recent studies on the impacts of corporate governance, resources, and capabilities on CMNEs’ CSR practices in relation to corporate performance through a theoretical framework and identify future research directions on Chinese MNEs’ CSR by reviewing various theories and perspectives over the last 13 years.

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Corporate Social Responsibility of Chinese Multinational Enterprises: A Review and Future Research Agenda

Shao

Jiménez

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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“…We speculate that internally directed coping responses are associated with CQ capabilities and are more likely to be deployed by HCNs with higher CQ. Such HCNs can rely on their ability to learn and adapt their behaviors to suit unexpected situations during intercultural interactions (Richter et al, 2020) and regulate their social and internally planned behaviors to avoid misattributions or misunderstandings (Liao and Thomas, 2020). In addition, the processes of cultural metacognition correspond to HCNs with higher CQ being motivated despite setbacks, able to control and deploy their cognitive activities appropriately and able to meet cognitive goals (Thomas et al, 2008).…”

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Host country nationals and cultural intelligence: from two distant scholarly conversations to a joint line of inquiry

Michailova,

Ott,

Fee

2024

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Purpose The stand-alone scholarly conversations on host-country nationals (HCNs) and cultural intelligence (CQ) have developed over decades but have remained distant from each other. This paper aims to bridge them and explain why such a link can offer an initial understanding of HCNs’ CQ and yield new insights that could enrich and extend existing knowledge in the two literature streams. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper establishes a set of arguments that explain why and how the scholarly conversations on HCNs and CQ can be bridged. The authors supplement these arguments with three specific avenues for research that can guide new scholarly inquiry. Each avenue is accompanied with specific research questions that the authors find promising for generating new insights into issues related to HCNs’ CQ. Findings The two scholarly conversations that the authors link are strong, vibrant and mature. Each has yielded substantial conceptual and theoretical insights and produced rich empirical evidence. They have, however, remained relatively separate from each other. To bring them together, the authors propose three avenues by considering the role of HCNs’ CQ: in their cultural adjustment, for knowledge sharing and when supporting expatriates. The authors outline the implications of such studies for HCNs’ careers, performance and well-being, for the subsidiaries that constitute their immediate work environment and, for multinational corporations as HCNs’ broader organizational settings. Originality/value CQ is an important enabler of effective intercultural interactions in culturally diverse settings, precisely the types of encounters that HCNs have with their expatriate colleagues. Surprisingly, the HCN literature has not crossed paths with CQ research in a substantial manner. The authors rectify this by establishing that bridging the two conversations is meaningful and has a high potential for deepening the understanding of HCNs’ CQ as an under-researched but important phenomenon.

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“…Relevant keywords, such as “knowledge transfer”, or “knowledge flows”, or “knowledge inflows” or “knowledge outflows” and “innovation”, were used to run a comprehensive search on the Scopus database. To ensure good quality of articles, only those studies were selected that had an “Australian Business Deans Council” (ABDC) ranking of B and above or an “Academic journal guide” (AJG) ranking of 2 and above (Michailova et al ., 2023). After the first level of filtrating, the abstracts of the articles were examined.…”

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Knowledge transfer and innovation in multinationals: a review of the literature using SCM-TBFO framework

Singh

Dhir

2023

BIJ

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PurposeBusiness research has highlighted the importance of knowledge transfer and innovation in multinational firms for better performance outcomes. However, the existing body of literature is characterized by differentiated theories, antecedents and outcomes. This study aims to address this gap by adopting a systematic approach to analyze knowledge transfer and innovation literature from the perspective of multinational organizations.Design/methodology/approachThis study follows “preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses” (PRISMA) guidelines for conducting a systematic literature review. The study adopts a systematic approach for analyzing the literature using School of thought (S), Contexts (C), Methodologies (M), Triggers (T), Barriers (B), Facilitators (F) and Outcomes (O) framework (SCM-TBFO framework) devised for holistic literature review. The study analyzes 75 articles from reputed journals from 2000 to 2022.FindingsIn general, knowledge transfer and innovation in multinationals is a relatively new area and is evolving rapidly. There are many opportunities to study the various perspectives that are included in the SCM-TBFO framework. The key schools of thought included the evolutionary theory of innovation, institutional theory and internationalization theory. The studies had differing settings or contexts, including China, Europe, the USA and Taiwan. Further, key methodologies that were used included regression, case studies, structural equation modeling (SEM) and theoretical studies. Knowledge transfer and innovation triggers included competitive advantage, competitive pressure, constant requirements for better products and services, foreign direct investment (FDI) and globalization. Knowledge transfer and innovation facilitators were categorized into strategy-related facilitators, organization culture and orientation-related facilitators, and resource-related facilitators. Knowledge transfer and innovation barriers included autonomy, international knowledge dispersion, risk of knowledge leakage, search breadth, ambiguity and institutional voids. Key outcomes of knowledge transfer and innovation in multinationals included financial performance, innovation performance, knowledge flow, transfer effectiveness, patents and new product development.Originality/valueBy synthesizing the literature, the study aims to provide an overview of the current state of research on knowledge transfer and innovation in multinationals. The study develops a holistic model for fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in multinationals. The proposed novel framework can also be applied to perform a holistic assessment of the current literature in various research domains. Further, the study suggests future theory development and research agendas. The study also provides implications for practitioners using the framework to achieve more desirable outcomes.

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Research on host-country nationals in multinational enterprises: The last five decades and ways forward

Cited by 15 publications

References 160 publications

Corporate Social Responsibility of Chinese Multinational Enterprises: A Review and Future Research Agenda

Corporate Social Responsibility of Chinese Multinational Enterprises: A Review and Future Research Agenda

Host country nationals and cultural intelligence: from two distant scholarly conversations to a joint line of inquiry

Knowledge transfer and innovation in multinationals: a review of the literature using SCM-TBFO framework

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