Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness

Many changes have been recorded in the R&D role played by the foreign subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs), to the extent that today many are recognised as key players in the development of firm innovation-related competences. Given this trend, we examine the predictors of a subsidi...

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Autores: Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza, Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma, León-Darder, Fidel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/107742
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/107742
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Empreses multinacionals
Empreses filials
Recerca industrial
Subsidiarietat
International business enterprises
Subsidiary corporations
Industrial research
Subsidiarity
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spelling Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddednessAchcaoucaou Iallouchen, FarizaMiravitlles Matamoros, PalomaLeón-Darder, FidelEmpreses multinacionalsEmpreses filialsRecerca industrialSubsidiarietatInternational business enterprisesSubsidiary corporationsIndustrial researchSubsidiarityMany changes have been recorded in the R&D role played by the foreign subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs), to the extent that today many are recognised as key players in the development of firm innovation-related competences. Given this trend, we examine the predictors of a subsidiary's R&D role as a competence-creating contributor to the MNC's long-term success. Traditionally, the predictors of subsidiaries' R&D roles have been sought in the specific features of the internal corporate and external host-country environments. However, we find that favourable corporate- and country-level conditions may not necessarily lead to the enhancement of a subsidiary's R&D role unless dual embeddedness - that is, the subsidiary's embeddedness in the knowledge networks of the MNC (internal embeddedness) and in those of the host country (external embeddedness) - is well established. The main contribution of this paper is the development of a multiple mediation model that disentangles the way in which corporate and host-country environments interrelate with a subsidiary's dual embeddedness in the expected configuration of its competence-creating R&D role. In developing the model, we use the PLS-SEM method to estimate the relationship between these elements and, eventually, to forecast the subsidiary's competence-creating R&D role. The proposed model should help managers shape the fate of the subsidiary's R&D strategic role.Elsevier2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/107742Articles publicats en revistes (Empresa)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.10.019Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2017, vol. 116, num. March, p. 181-195https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.10.019cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier, 2017http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1077422026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness
title Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness
spellingShingle Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness
Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza
Empreses multinacionals
Empreses filials
Recerca industrial
Subsidiarietat
International business enterprises
Subsidiary corporations
Industrial research
Subsidiarity
title_short Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness
title_full Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness
title_fullStr Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness
title_full_unstemmed Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness
title_sort Do we really know the predictors of competence-creating R&D subsidiaries? Uncovering the mediation of dual network embeddedness
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza
Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma
León-Darder, Fidel
author Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza
author_facet Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza
Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma
León-Darder, Fidel
author_role author
author2 Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma
León-Darder, Fidel
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Empreses multinacionals
Empreses filials
Recerca industrial
Subsidiarietat
International business enterprises
Subsidiary corporations
Industrial research
Subsidiarity
topic Empreses multinacionals
Empreses filials
Recerca industrial
Subsidiarietat
International business enterprises
Subsidiary corporations
Industrial research
Subsidiarity
description Many changes have been recorded in the R&D role played by the foreign subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs), to the extent that today many are recognised as key players in the development of firm innovation-related competences. Given this trend, we examine the predictors of a subsidiary's R&D role as a competence-creating contributor to the MNC's long-term success. Traditionally, the predictors of subsidiaries' R&D roles have been sought in the specific features of the internal corporate and external host-country environments. However, we find that favourable corporate- and country-level conditions may not necessarily lead to the enhancement of a subsidiary's R&D role unless dual embeddedness - that is, the subsidiary's embeddedness in the knowledge networks of the MNC (internal embeddedness) and in those of the host country (external embeddedness) - is well established. The main contribution of this paper is the development of a multiple mediation model that disentangles the way in which corporate and host-country environments interrelate with a subsidiary's dual embeddedness in the expected configuration of its competence-creating R&D role. In developing the model, we use the PLS-SEM method to estimate the relationship between these elements and, eventually, to forecast the subsidiary's competence-creating R&D role. The proposed model should help managers shape the fate of the subsidiary's R&D strategic role.
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