Managing Interrelated Tensions in Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships: The Case of a Multinational Hybrid Organization.

zurück zur Übersicht

Referenz

Ambos, T. C., Fuchs, S. H., & Zimmermann, A. (2020). Managing Interrelated Tensions in Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships: The Case of a Multinational Hybrid Organization. Journal of International Business Studies, 51, 906-932. (ABDC_2022: A*; ABS_2021: 4*; FT_50_2016: yes; VHB_3: A)

Publikationsart

Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Fachzeitschrift

Abstract

While all multinational organizations face the challenge of managing tensions between local integration and global responsiveness, they are increasingly required to pursue additional, often paradoxical, objectives – such as social and commercial goals. However, we know little about how these tensions at the core of the MNC strategy interact. Based on an inductive qualitative study of four headquarters–subsidiary relationships in a Latin American Multinational Hybrid Organization, we develop a model showing the interplay of multiple tensions and management approaches to address them. This allows us to contribute to research on subsidiary roles, which we found to differ depending on how multiple tensions are addressed. Furthermore, we add to the literature on hybridity in multinational organizations by pointing out how regional differences between units of a single organization unfold. Finally, we provide some practical recommendations for the management of multinational hybrid organizations.

Forschung

Tackling the Complexity of Managing Paradoxes
FFF-Förderprojekt, Mai 2018 bis August 2020 (abgeschlossen)

Unternehmen und andere Organisationen sehen sich mit immer mehr Anforderungen und Zielsetzungen von Seiten ihrer unterschiedlichen Anspruchsgruppen konfrontiert. Sie müssen unter anderem effizient ... mehr

Mitarbeiter

Einrichtungen

  • Institut für Entrepreneurship
  • Lehrstuhl für Entrepreneurship und Strategisches Management

Original Source URL

Link

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-020-00307-z