Subsidiary importance in the MNC: What role does internal embeddedness play?

Yamin, Mo; Andersson, Ulf

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.07.005

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“…Table 3 shows that all of the regression models are significant. R-square and F values are in line with similar studies in the field (e.g., Yamin & Andersson, 2011). Tests for potential violations of the OLS regression assumption have been conducted in all the models.…”

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The Effects of Institutional Distance on Foreign-Owned Subsidiary Development: The Case of the Northwest of England

Dahms¹

2014

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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effects of institutional distance on foreign-owned subsidiary development. In particular, a distinction between direct and indirect effects of formal and informal institutional distance is proposed and empirically tested. Based on a bespoke census database of all known foreign-owned subsidiaries in the Northwest of England a postal survey has been conducted. The results indicate that informal institutional distance does have a pronounced negative effect on the level of intra-and inter-organisational relationships and decision-making autonomy in foreign-owned subsidiaries. The direct effect of formal institutional distance seems to be less relevant, however, it is becoming significant when the interaction between formal and informal institutional distance is considered. The specific contribution of this study lies in the systematic and comprehensive investigation of the formal and informal institutional distance between home and host country and their effects on subsidiary development. It is one of the first studies to provide a theoretically sound investigation, based on new institutional economics and internalisation theory, of the interaction between formal and informal institutional distance in the context of foreign-owned subsidiaries.

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The Effects of Institutional Distance on Foreign-Owned Subsidiary Development: The Case of the Northwest of England

Dahms¹

2014

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“…Researchers (Ambos, Andersson, & Birkinshaw, 2010;Andersson, Dellestrand, & Pedersen, 2014;Cantwell & Mudambi, 2011;Lorenzen & Mudambi, 2013;Mudambi, Pedersen, & Andersson, 2014;Yamin & Andersson, 2011) have increasingly studied subsidiaries of multinationals and their impacts and relationships with the actors and host countries, demonstrating their growing importance for literature and economic analysis. The directed view on subsidiaries has been emphasized in different ways, but especially, as in the focus of this article, on matters related to the relationships formed by these companies.…”

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“…This is not only in the internal network, but extends to existing partnerships in their host country, the so-called external networks (Andersson, 2003). Achcaoucaou, Miravitlles and LeonDarder (2014) point this out when discussing the subsidiary's role of dual embeddedness, complementing the work by Yamin and Andersson (2011) who stressed the importance of this type of company for the multinational company (MNC), considering this dual relationship it establishes. S.-H. Lee and Song (2012) not only discussed the uncertainties in the host country where the subsidiary is inserted, but also undertook an investigation on the impact that some factors in external and internal subsidiary relationships have on its performance.…”

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Networks, R&D Projects and Subsidiary Behavior in a Host Country

Franco

Cmara

Parente

2017

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

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This article aims to verify how multinational subsidiaries establish their networks in a host country. The literature addresses only networks formed between the subsidiary and its mother and sister companies. However, to consider the external network is essential, because the subsidiaries are not a mere receptor of knowledge from the headquarters, they develop their own capability for creating knowledge and innovation for the multinational. To examine the creation of these networks, this paper focuses on two subsidiaries located in Brazil belonging to a group that carries out R&D projects in partnership with several organizations in the country and creates research and development networks in their sector. To analyze the network characteristics, the authors used Ucinet and NetDraw software and found the following results: (a) geographic distance is a driver in establishing partnership among subsidiaries and executor organizations; (b) the majority of the relationships are tied between a company and a research organization, showing that theoretical knowledge and practical experience are considered by companies to develop and market project outcomes; and (c) although the subsidiaries belong to the same group, they do not have strong ties.

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“…the collaborative development of new products and processes, mostly with customers and suppliers) infl uence the performance of the subsidiary and its importance for the technological competence of the whole company: 'a high level of external embeddedness is positively related to the subsidiary's ability to provide expertise to the MNC', which in turn depends on the external embeddedness of the subsidiary (Andersson et al, 2007: 816). This research stream also develops the conceptual tools for analysing the systematic diff erences between the external embeddedness of subsidiaries in business networks and their internal embeddedness in the corporate context (Yamin and Andersson, 2011). Until now, however, regional, national or other proximities between the subsidiaries and their external partners have not been taken into account.…”

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Introduction: The Debate on Corporate Embeddedness

Heidenreich¹

2012

Innovation and Institutional Embeddedness of Multinational Companies

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Subsidiary importance in the MNC: What role does internal embeddedness play?

Cited by 152 publications

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The Effects of Institutional Distance on Foreign-Owned Subsidiary Development: The Case of the Northwest of England

The Effects of Institutional Distance on Foreign-Owned Subsidiary Development: The Case of the Northwest of England

Networks, R&D Projects and Subsidiary Behavior in a Host Country

Introduction: The Debate on Corporate Embeddedness

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