Factors affecting subsidiary staffing of Japanese multinationals: a panel data analysis
Factors affecting subsidiary staffing of Japanese multinationals: a panel data analysis
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DOI：
10.1111/1744-7941.12263
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发表时间：
2020-06
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Gloria L. Ge;Naoki Ando;D. Ding
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作者：
Gloria L. Ge;Naoki Ando;D. Ding
全球员工是跨国公司海外业务成功的关键因素。本研究探讨了影响日本跨国公司海外业务子公司员工本地化的背景和组织因素。使用包含超过15000个日本海外子公司的观察结果的面板数据和随机效应logit模型，我们发现母国和东道国之间的文化距离对子公司员工的本地化有显着影响。此外，子公司的战略重要性，以及当地的市场导向和业务经验，在东道国，但不是研究和开发（R&D）的强度的日本母公司，有很大的影响，对本地化的外国子公司的工作人员。我们讨论了这些发现的理论和实践意义。
Global staffing is a crucial factor for the success of the overseas operations of multinational corporations (MNCs). This study examines the contextual and organisational factors that affect the localisation of subsidiary staffing in the overseas operations of Japanese multinational companies. Using panel data containing more than 15 000 observations of Japanese overseas subsidiaries and a random-effects logit model, we found that the cultural distance between the home country and the host country has a significant impact on the localisation of subsidiary staffing. In addition, the strategic importance of subsidiaries, as well as the local market orientation and business experiences in the host country, but not research and development (R&D) intensity of Japanese parent firms, have a significant impact on the localisation of foreign subsidiary staffing. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.