Evolution Mechanism of Subsidiary Roles in Multinational Corporations (Analysis Perspective of Subsidiary Network Capital)

Author: Yang Guiju
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book focuses on subsidiaries of multinational corporations as the research subject. By analyzing the internal mechanisms of the evolution of the roles of subsidiaries, it explores the internal laws and trends of the mutual evolution among various types of subsidiaries. It provides strategies and recommendations for host country governments to guide the evolution direction of subsidiary roles, for local enterprises in host countries to collaborate with multinational corporations for knowledge learning and innovation, and also for multinational corporations to integrate global resources and for subsidiaries to make strategic decisions. To this end, the book conducts analysis from the following three aspects: First, by examining the differences in the closeness of knowledge and information exchange between subsidiaries and their parent companies as well as local organizations in host countries, it analyzes the role differences of subsidiaries within the parent company and in the external environment of the host country, as well as the differences in the impact of different role subsidiaries on the host country's economy. Second, it establishes a theoretical model for the evolution of subsidiary roles and analyzes why and how subsidiaries evolve. Third, it analyzes how to guide the evolution of subsidiary roles by examining the evolutionary paths and driving forces of subsidiary roles.