Headquarters parenting advantage in Chinese MNEs: The moderating role of top managers’ political and International experience

Su, Cong; Ciabuschi, Francesco; Kong, Lingfu

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101842

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“…Although there was a general agreement in the literature about this (Burmeister et al. , 2018; Su et al. , 2023), evidence supporting this assumption was limited (Jiménez-Jiménez et al.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…transfer from subsidiaries to the headquarters that is of RKT. Although there was a general agreement in the literature about this (Burmeister et al, 2018;Su et al, 2023), evidence supporting this assumption was limited (Jim enez-Jim enez et al, 2020;Nair et al, 2016) because most of the empirical studies on the determinants of RKT had focused on the characteristics of the subsidiaries (Nair et al, 2016;Rabbiosi and Santangelo, 2013), the knowledge senders, not on the role of headquarters, the knowledge receivers in that process. Therefore, this study takes a step toward understanding of RKT within MNCs and demonstrates that the headquarters' absorptive capacity should be included in the ongoing debate about how to foster RKT in MNCs and in the research in this field.…”

Section: Human Resource Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is surprising since a company's value can be increased through knowledge transfer, and the head office is responsible for establishing the company's strategic direction and selecting the firm's major investments. Therefore, the parent company's ability and willingness to receive knowledge from subsidiaries are crucial for the success of the process (Burmeister et al, 2018;Gupta and Govindarajan, 2000;Nair et al, 2016Nair et al, , 2018Rabbiosi and Santangelo, 2013;Su et al, 2023). Specifically, this paper explores whether MNCs can increase their headquarters' absorptive capacity through variables endogenous to organizational processes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, 2018; Gupta and Govindarajan, 2000; Nair et al. , 2016, 2018; Rabbiosi and Santangelo, 2013; Su et al. , 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Human resource management, absorptive capacity and reverse knowledge transfer

Barba-Aragón,

Sanz-Valle,

Sanchez-Vidal

2023

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PurposeThe objective of this study is to analyze the process of reverse knowledge transfer (RKT) occurring in multinational companies (MNCs), examining whether headquarters' absorptive capacity and the human resource management (HRM) practices developed by the parent unit influence success.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected through a questionnaire completed by the human resource manager of multinational company (MNC) headquarters. The analysis has been carried out on a sample of 115 Spanish MNCs by using structural equation models (SEM).FindingsThe results indicate that a parent firm's absorptive capacity positively influences RKT and that, in turn, this absorptive capacity is greater if headquarters implement certain practices of employee staffing, training, participation and performance appraisal.Originality/valueThis study extends existing research on RKT by examining the absorptive capacity of headquarters. Its main contribution is to provide evidence that MNCs can improve their RKT through HRM practices developed by the parent unit. This is original because most studies on RKT focus on HRM practices used by subsidiaries.

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“…Although there was a general agreement in the literature about this (Burmeister et al. , 2018; Su et al. , 2023), evidence supporting this assumption was limited (Jiménez-Jiménez et al.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Human Resource Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, 2018; Gupta and Govindarajan, 2000; Nair et al. , 2016, 2018; Rabbiosi and Santangelo, 2013; Su et al. , 2023).…”

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Human resource management, absorptive capacity and reverse knowledge transfer

Barba-Aragón,

Sanz-Valle,

Sanchez-Vidal

2023

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“…Qualitative approaches can be used as a complement to validate associations in a structural model that ultimately may -due to the often cross-sectional nature of the underlying data -not be sufficient to demonstrate causality. We did not come across a study in our review that drew more extensively on the triangulation of both PLS-SEM and a case study analysis in the form of a natural experiment, though several researchers drew on case studies that complemented their analyses (e.g., Sheng & Hartmann, 2019;Su et al, 2021).…”

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The Use of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Complementary Methods in International Management Research

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Research in international business and management (IM) is highly complex, contextual, and spans various subfields and related theoretical lenses. These characteristics pose research challenges that require utilizing sophisticated research designs and methodologies. This paper and our focused issue on 'The use of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and complementary methods in IM research' further clarify whether and how researchers using PLS-SEM can address (some of) the challenges in IM research. We explain how researchers can benefit from the (advanced) capabilities that PLS-SEM offers; either as a stand-alone method or in triangulation efforts that leverage complementary approaches. In addition, we review the IM literature for PLS-SEM applications and evaluate whether and how researchers are already using these approaches. We identify some room for improvement when it comes to the application of both more advanced PLS-SEM capabilities and the triangulation of PLS-SEM with qualitative data analyses, and techniques such as fuzzy set qualitative comparative analyses and necessary condition analyses. For better guidance, we refer to PLS-SEM application examples in which the methodological advances are used.

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Reverse knowledge transfer from the periphery to the core: Focusing on local market information

Park,

Xiao

2024

European Management Journal

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Headquarters parenting advantage in Chinese MNEs: The moderating role of top managers’ political and International experience

Cited by 5 publications

References 97 publications

Human resource management, absorptive capacity and reverse knowledge transfer

Human resource management, absorptive capacity and reverse knowledge transfer

The Use of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Complementary Methods in International Management Research

Reverse knowledge transfer from the periphery to the core: Focusing on local market information

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