Foreign subsidiaries' learning from local environments: an empirical test.(Report)

From: Management International Review | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract and Key Results

* This study examines antecedent factors that influence foreign subsidiaries' innovation through learning from local environments, which in turn influences their knowledge contribution back to the headquarters. We argue that subsidiary local embeddedness, subsidiary top management team heterogeneity, and MNC corporate entrepreneurial culture are the key enablers for subsidiaries to learn and innovate in the local environments.

* The findings support that the learning and innovation of U.S.-based subsidiaries are significantly influenced by their ...

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