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

来源：

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL | 2014年 / 35卷 / 06期

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.

引用

页码：938 / 947

页数：10

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