What happened to the transnational? The emergence of the neo-global corporation

Mees-Buss, Jacqueline; Welch, Catherine; Westney, D. Eleanor

doi:10.1057/s41267-019-00253-5

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“…However, they are distinguished through their multiple embeddedness , as they are part of both the MNE and the host economy. Internally, the MNE may be organized in a variety of different forms from traditional hierarchy (Kostova et al, 2016) to matrix, networked MNE (Andersson, Gaur, Mudambi, & Persson, 2015;Wolf & Egelhoff, 2002) and neoglobal MNE (Mees-Buss, Welch, & Westney, 2019). Each organizational form defines the decisionmaking processes in the MNE that shapes subsidiary governance and thus the scope for subsidiary managers to shape the strategies and operations of the subsidiary.…”

Section: The Phenomenon: Mne Subsidiariesmentioning

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“…The scope for subsidiaries to take their own initiatives thus depends on the balance between HQ control and subsidiary autonomy in the internal governance of the MNE. Many MNEs have replaced traditional hierarchies with hybrid governance structures such as matrix organizations, networks (Andersson et al, 2015;Wolf & Egelhoff, 2002), or neo-global integrated structures (Mees-Buss et al, 2019) that are designed to encourage subsidiary entrepreneurship. However, multi-level investigations of how these intra and inter-unit processes manifest themselves through managerial effects so far remain scarce, with most research labeling decisions as taken by the ''subsidiary,'' essentially black-boxing managerial decision making processes (Bai et al, 2018;Contractor, Foss, Kundu, & Lahiri, 2019).…”

Section: Subsidiary Entrepreneurship Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Globalization in the 21st century has enabled MNEs to develop highly integrated international operations with functional specialization and low subsidiary autonomy (Mees-Buss et al, 2019). The gradual removal of trade barriers has facilitated such organizational forms.…”

Section: Subsidiary Scopementioning

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

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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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“…As the process of increasing cross-border integration accelerated during the 1990s, it highlighted the potential for 'diminished national autonomy' in the presence of growing technoglobalism (Ostry & Nelson, 1995). It supposedly also created conditions for the emergence of meta-MNEs (Lessard, Teece, & Leih, 2016), neo-global corporations (Mees-Buss, Welch, & Westney, 2019), and the view that the MNE could be a metaintegrator of knowledge and activities across multiple internal and external boundaries (Narula, 2017). This view assumed the continuation of an open or 'liberal' world economic order with low or no tariffs and investment controls, and respect for the rule-of-law in governance arrangements (Witt, 2019).…”

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The structural reshaping of globalization: Implications for strategic sectors, profiting from innovation, and the multinational enterprise

2019

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The rapid reshaping of the global economic order requires fundamental shifts in international business scholarship and management practice. New forms of protectionist policies, new types of internationalization motives, and new tools of techno-nationalism may lead to what we call ''bifurcated governance'' at the macro-level and ''value chain decoupling'' at the micro-level. As a result, innovation networks will require novel reconfigurations. We examine the emerging constraints on multinational enterprises, imposed by a bifurcated world order. We also discuss how the dynamic capabilities framework can guide scholars and managers alike to achieve new forms of evolutionary fitness.

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“…The phenomenon of globalization has put a lot of pressure on businesses to compete globally and survive in a stiff business environment [ 1 ]. As a result, modern businesses around the globe need to look for new ways to survive and expand their operations.…”

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A Contemporary Issue of Micro-Foundation of CSR, Employee Pro-Environmental Behavior, and Environmental Performance toward Energy Saving, Carbon Emission Reduction, and Recycling

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The contemporary literature has largely addressed corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the macro or institutional level, whereas its effect at the micro-level is largely ignored. In addition, contemporary researchers have also ignored the importance of employee pro-environmental behavior to reduce the environmental footprint of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With this background, the present study attempts to decrease the environmental footprint of the SME sector of China by implementing CSR at the micro-level through the involvement of employees because employees spend a significant amount of their time at workplaces, and hence their environment-related behavior may significantly contribute to improve the natural environment. In this regard, here we examined the impact of the micro-foundation of CSR on SMEs' environmental performance with mediating effect of employees’ pro-environmental behavior. The data were collected from the different organizations in China. Our sample constitutes a supervisor–subordinate dyad from which we collected 562 filled questionnaires (281 from each). We used the structural equation modeling technique using AMOS software for data analysis, the results show that CSR, directly and indirectly, through employee’s pro-environmental behavior affects the environmental performance of SMEs, and employee pro-environmental behavior partially mediates this relationship. The findings of the present study are helpful for policymakers of the SME sector of China to address widespread environmental issues caused by their business operations.

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What happened to the transnational? The emergence of the neo-global corporation

Abstract: Bartlett and Ghoshal's transnational 'solution' for managing the MNC remains popular among scholars A u t h o r a c c e p t e d m a n u s c r i p t

Cited by 53 publications

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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 structural reshaping of globalization: Implications for strategic sectors, profiting from innovation, and the multinational enterprise

A Contemporary Issue of Micro-Foundation of CSR, Employee Pro-Environmental Behavior, and Environmental Performance toward Energy Saving, Carbon Emission Reduction, and Recycling

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