Najafi Tavani, Z, Giroud, A and Andersson, U (2014) The interplay of networking activities and internal knowledge actions for subsidiary influence within MNCs. Journal of World Business, 49 (1). 122 - 131. ISSN 1090-9516
Abstract
Knowledge-based and network-based activities are known determinants of foreign subsidiary influence. We demonstrate that the interaction between these factors is essential in understanding how subsidiaries gain influence within an MNC. We test this using data on 184 foreign-owned subsidiaries in the UK. The results indicate that the possession of strategic resources (knowledge or embedded relations) increases subsidiary influence only when the knowledge is transferred back to headquarters. Importantly, the impact of subsidiary-headquarters embeddedness, external embeddedness and knowledge development on influence is mediated by the extent of reverse knowledge transfer. This mediating role sheds new light on the antecedents to subsidiary influence.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2013, Elsevier Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of World Business. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Embeddedness; Influence; Knowledge development; Knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS); Reverse knowledge transfer (RKT) |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Marketing Division (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2015 15:44 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2018 18:20 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2013.02.004 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.02.004 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85111 |