Managing International Subsidiaries: The Case of Swedish Firms

Pervez N. Ghauri

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13254-9_29

Managing International Subsidiaries: The Case of Swedish Firms

Pervez N. Ghauri^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Strategy and International Business

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Abstract

Most of the literature on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) deals with the structural development of MNCs, from domestic to global structure. This study deals with an evolutionary phenomenon where the foreign operations become more influential than the parent firm. The recent development of internationalization is examined using a network approach. It is assumed that a foreign subsidiary has a three dimensional relationship i.e. with the head office, local authorities and the local network. The empirical investigations from Swedish firms in South East Asia support the assumption that a new structure of MNCs is emerging where the foreign subsidiaries become more influential and independent than the parent firm. Moreover, the emergence of "center-center" relationship, where some regional subsidiaries become center for a number of subsidiaries around them, is also evident.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 1990 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference
Editors	B. J. Dunlap
Publisher	Springer
Pages	150-154
Number of pages	5
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319132549
ISBN (Print)	9783319132532, 9783319386140
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13254-9_29
Publication status	Published - 27 Jan 2015

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Name	Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science
ISSN (Print)	2363-6165
ISSN (Electronic)	2363-6173

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© 2015, The Academy of Marketing Science.

Keywords

Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Market
Local Network
Parent Company
Regional Office

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Marketing
Strategy and Management

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Ghauri, P. N. (2015). Managing International Subsidiaries: The Case of Swedish Firms. In B. J. Dunlap (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1990 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference (1 ed., pp. 150-154). (Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science). Springer. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13254-9_29

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