The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations

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Autor(a) principal: Crespo, Cátia Fernandes
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Griffith, David, Lages, Luís Filipe
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/3635
Resumo: Horizontal and vertical subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations (MNCs) are argued to be central to effective MNC performance. Building on the knowledge-based view of the firm, we develop a conceptual model to investigate the performance consequences, determinants and interaction effects due to coordination and control mechanisms, of horizontal and vertical MNC subsidiary knowledge outflows. The hypotheses are empirically tested with a dataset comprised of survey and archival data from over 200 MNC subsidiaries. Results indicate that explicitness and communication positively influence vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows and that national cultural distance, centralization, formalization, and specialized resources moderate these influences. We also find that knowledge outflows to headquarters and to peer subsidiaries enhance an MNC’s financial performance (i.e., return on assets). The results provide substantive evidence as to how vertical and horizontal knowledge operate within MNCs.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations
title The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations
spellingShingle The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations
Crespo, Cátia Fernandes
Knowledge outflows
Multinational corporations
Subsidiaries
title_short The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations
title_full The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations
title_fullStr The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations
title_full_unstemmed The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations
title_sort The performance effects of vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations
author Crespo, Cátia Fernandes
author_facet Crespo, Cátia Fernandes
Griffith, David
Lages, Luís Filipe
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author2 Griffith, David
Lages, Luís Filipe
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Crespo, Cátia Fernandes
Griffith, David
Lages, Luís Filipe
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Knowledge outflows
Multinational corporations
Subsidiaries
topic Knowledge outflows
Multinational corporations
Subsidiaries
description Horizontal and vertical subsidiary knowledge outflows in multinational corporations (MNCs) are argued to be central to effective MNC performance. Building on the knowledge-based view of the firm, we develop a conceptual model to investigate the performance consequences, determinants and interaction effects due to coordination and control mechanisms, of horizontal and vertical MNC subsidiary knowledge outflows. The hypotheses are empirically tested with a dataset comprised of survey and archival data from over 200 MNC subsidiaries. Results indicate that explicitness and communication positively influence vertical and horizontal subsidiary knowledge outflows and that national cultural distance, centralization, formalization, and specialized resources moderate these influences. We also find that knowledge outflows to headquarters and to peer subsidiaries enhance an MNC’s financial performance (i.e., return on assets). The results provide substantive evidence as to how vertical and horizontal knowledge operate within MNCs.
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