Resource dependency and parent-subsidiary capability transfers

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-266

  Chen, Tain Jy ^a   Chen, Homin ^a   Ku, Ying Hua ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Capability transfers; Firm specific capabilities; Resource dependency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857233212     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.04.013     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Andersson U., Björkman I., Forsgren M. Managing subsidiary knowledge creation: The effect of control mechanisms on subsidiary local embeddedness. International Business Review 2005, 14(5):521-538.
2. Andersson U., Forsgren M., Holm U. Balancing subsidiary influence in the federative MNC: A business network view. Journal of International Business Studies 2007, 38(5):802-818.
3. Andersson U., Pahlberg C. Subsidiary influence on strategic behavior in MNCs: An empirical study. International Business Review 1997, 6(3):319-334.
4. Asakawa K. Organizational tension in international R&D management: The case of Japanese firms. Research Policy 2001, 30(5):735-757.
5. Astley W.G., Sachdeva P.S. Structural sources of interorganizational power: A theoretical synthesis. Academy of Management Review 1984, 9(1):104-113.
6. Astley W.G., Zajac E.J. Beyond dyadic exchange: Functional interdependence and subunit power. Organization Studies 1990, 11(4):481-501.
7. Bartlett C.A. Philips vs. Matsushita: A new century. A new round 2002, Harvard Business School Press, Boston.
8. Birkinshaw J. How multinational subsidiary mandates are gained and lost. Journal of International Business Studies 1996, 27(3):467-495.
9. Birkinshaw J. Entrepreneurship in multinational corporations: The characteristics of subsidiary initiatives. Strategic Management Journal 1997, 18(3):207-229.
10. Birkinshaw J. Entrepreneurship in the global firm 2000, Sage, London.
11. Birkinshaw J., Hood N., Jonsson S. Building-firm specific advantages in multinational corporations: The role of subsidiary initiatives. Strategic Management Journal 1998, 19(3):221-241.
12. Björkman, A. (2007). Towards explaining the use of control mechanisms in foreign subsidiaries of MNCs. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Helsinki: Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration.
13. Björkman I., Barner-Rasmussen W., Li L. Managing knowledge transfer in MNCs: The impact of headquarters control mechanisms. Journal of International Business Studies 2004, 35(5):443-455.
14. Bouquet C., Birkinshaw J. Weight versus voice: How foreign subsidiaries gain attention from corporate headquarters. Academy of Management Journal 2008, 51(3):577-601.
15. Bouquet C., Birkinshaw J. Managing power in the multinational corporation: How low-power actors gain influence. Journal of Management 2008, 34(3):477-508.
16. Cantwell J. The globalization of technology: What remains of the product cycle model?. Cambridge Journal of Economics 1995, 19(1):155-174.
17. Casciaro T., Piskorski M. Power imbalance, mutual dependence, and constraint absorption: A closer look at resource dependence theory. Administrative Science Quarterly 2005, 50(2):167-199.
18. Caves R.E. International corporations: The industrial economics of foreign investment. Economica 1971, 38(149):1-27.
19. Cerrato D. The multinational enterprise as an internal market system. International Business Review 2006, 15:253-277.
20. Chen H., Liu M.C. Noneconomic elements of Taiwan's foreign direct investment. Taiwanese firms in Southeast Asia: Networking across borders 1998, 97-119. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK. T.J. Chen (Ed.).
21. Cook K. Exchange and power in networks of inter-organizational relations. Sociological Quarterly 1977, 18(1):62-82.
22. Dörrenbächer C., Gammelgaard J. Multinational corporations, inter-organizational networks and subsidiary charter removals. Journal of World Business 2010, 45(3):206-216.
23. Doz Y., Prahalad C.K. Managing DMNCs: A search for a new paradigm. Strategic Management Journal 1991, 12(Special Issue 1):145-164.
24. Garcia-Pont C., Canales J.I., Noboa F. Subsidiary strategy: The embeddedness component. Journal of Management Studies 2009, 46(2):182-214.
25. Ghoshal S., Bartlett C. The multinational corporation as an inter-organizational network. Academy of Management Review 1990, 15(4):603-625.
26. Gulati R., Nohria N., Zaheer A. Strategic networks. Strategic Management Journal 2000, 21(3):203-215.
27. Gupta A., Govindarajan V. Knowledge flows and the structure of control within multinational corporations. Academy of Management Review 1991, 16(4):768-792.
28. Gupta A., Govindarajan V. Knowledge flows within multinational corporations. Strategic Management Journal 2000, 21(4):473-496.
29. Halal W.E., Geranmayeh A., Pourdehnad J. Internal markets: Bringing the power of free enterprise inside your organization 1994, John Wiley, New York.
30. Holm U., Pedersen T. The centers of excellence project: Methods and some empirical findings. The emergence and impact of MNC centers of excellence 2000, 23-44. McMillan, London. U. Holm, T. Pedersen (Eds.).
31. Hymer, S. H. (1960). The international operations of national firms: A study of direct foreign investment. Doctoral Dissertation. MIT (published by MIT Press in 1976).
32. Kostova J., Zaheer S. Organization legitimacy under conditions of complexity: The case of the multinational enterprise. Academy of Management Review 1999, 24:64-81.
33. Kostova T. Transnational transfer of strategic organizational practices: A contextual perspective. Academy of Management Review 1999, 24:308-324.
34. Kotabe M. Global sourcing strategy: R&D, manufacturing, and marketing interface 1992, Quorum Books, New York.
35. Levine S., White P.E. Exchange as a conceptual framework for the study of interorganizational relationships. Administrative Science Quarterly 1961, 5(4):583-601.
36. Lind E., Tyler T. The social psychology of procedural justice 1988, Plenum Press, NY.
37. Luo Y. Capability exploitation and building in a foreign market: Implications for multinational enterprises. Organization Science 2002, 13(1):48-63.
38. Luo Y. Competition in international business 2004, Copenhagen Business School Press, Denmark.
39. Luo Y. Toward competition within a multinational enterprise: A perspective from foreign subsidiaries. Journal of World Business 2005, 40(1):71-90.
40. Luo Y., Rui H. An ambidexterity perspective toward multinational enterprises from emerging economies. Academy of Management Perspectives 2009, 23(4):49-70.
41. Meyer K., Estrin S., Bhaumik S., Peng M.W. Institutions, resources, and entry strategies in emerging economies. Strategic Management Journal 2009, 30(1):61-80.
42. Otterbeck L. Concluding remarks: And a review of subsidiary autonomy. The management of headquarters-subsidiary relationships in multinational corporations 1981, 139-163. St Martin's Press, New York. L. Otterbeck (Ed.).
43. Owen-Smith J., Powell W. Knowledge networks as channels and conduits: The effects of spillovers in the Boston biotechnology community. Organization Science 2004, 15(1):5-21.
44. Padsakoff P., Organ D. Self-reports in organizational research: Problems and prospects. Journal of Management 1986, 12(4):531-544.
45. Pfeffer J. Power in organizations 1981, Pitman Publishing, Boston, MA.
46. Pfeffer J., Salancik G. The external control of organizations: A resource dependence perspective 1978, Harper and Row, New York.
47. Rencher A. Multivariate statistical inference and applications 1998, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
48. Rugman A. Inside the multinationals: The economics of internal markets 1981, Groom Helm & Columbia University Press, London.
49. Rugman A., Verbeke A. A note on the transnational solution and the transaction cost theory of multinational strategic management. Journal of International Studies 1992, 23(4):761-771.
50. Rugman A., Verbeke A. Subsidiary-specific advantages in multinational enterprises. Strategic Management Journal 2001, 22(3):237-250.
51. Salancik G., Pfeffer J. The cases and uses of power in organizational decision making: The case of a university. Administrative Science Quarterly 1974, 19:453-473.
52. Santangelo G.D. MNCs and linkages creation: Evidence from a peripheral area. Journal of World Business 2009, 44(2):192-205.
53. Tan D., Meyer K. Business groups' outward FDI: A managerial resources perspective. Journal of International Management 2010, 16(2):154-164.
54. Teece D.J. The market for know-how and the efficient international transfer of technology. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 1981, 458:81-96.
55. Terpstra V. International product policy: The role of foreign R&D. Columbia Journal of World Business 1977, 12(4):24-32.
56. Tsai W., Ghoshal S. Social capital and value creation: The role of intra-firm networks. Academy of Management Journal 1998, 41(4):464-476.
57. Wong S., Ho V.T., Lee C.H. A power perspective to interunit knowledge transfer: Linking knowledge attributes to unit power and the transfer of knowledge. Journal of Management 2008, 34(1):127-150.
58. Yang Q., Mudambi R., Meyer K.E. Conventional and reverse knowledge flows in multinational corporations. Journal of Management 2008, 34(5):882-902.