Expatriation and its effect on headquarters' attention in the multinational enterprise

被引:50
作者
Plourde, Yves [1 ]
Parker, Simon C. [1 ]
Schaan, Jean-Louis [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Ontario, Ivey Business Sch, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
关键词
headquarters' attention; instrumental variables; expatriates; MNE; growth; MANAGERIAL COGNITION; STRATEGIC ACTION; ISSUES; CONSEQUENCES; ATTRIBUTIONS; COMPANY; CONTEXT;
D O I
10.1002/smj.2125
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We explore the circumstances under which expatriates can help their host-subsidiary capture headquarters' attention. Our central contention is that expatriates will be particularly helpful in situations where a subsidiary or its market is showing signs of growth, allowing headquarters to recognize information signaling opportunities for the firm that could otherwise go unnoticed. We test this contention using a robust instrumental variable approach in a single multinational enterprise. Our results show that subsidiaries hosting expatriates and experiencing growth at the subsidiary or market level have a higher probability of capturing headquarters' attention. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:938 / 947
页数:10
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