The impact of autonomy on sustainable performance in foreign subsidiaries: an empirical study from Chinese construction industry
The impact of autonomy on sustainable performance in foreign subsidiaries: an empirical study from Chinese construction industry
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DOI：
10.1108/ecam-01-2023-0030
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2023-10
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通讯作者：
Junying Liu;Ying Wang;Xueyao Du
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作者：
Junying Liu;Ying Wang;Xueyao Du
目的外国建筑子公司在全球建筑市场中发挥着重要作用。如何建立和维持长期可持续绩效已引起越来越多的关注，但只有少数研究考虑了这个问题。本研究的目的是探讨子公司自主权与可持续绩效的关系，为其管理控制模式提供支撑。设计/方法/途径：从制度逻辑的角度，按照本研究的方法论框架，采用问卷调查的方式进行实证研究。收集了106名经验丰富的外资建筑子公司管理者的相关数据，并通过回归模型对假设进行了检验。研究结果表明，外资建筑子公司拥有高度的运营自主权，这往往会加强其在东道国的嵌入性并提高其可持续绩效。然而，战略自主的作用并不显着。调节结果表明，制度距离增强了运营自主性和外部网络嵌入性之间的正向影响。制度距离对战略自主性和外部网络嵌入性之间的关系没有显着的调节作用。研究局限性/影响由于调查的重点是中国建筑海外子公司，因此可能存在地域限制。然而，本研究基于制度逻辑的视角，对外资子公司的管理控制模式进行探讨，丰富了跨国建筑企业可持续绩效的前因，可以深入解释跨国建筑企业组织战略的影响。 实践意义 本研究为外资建筑子公司的可持续绩效提供了有益的信息。它将为处于不同制度环境的管理者提供详细指导，以最佳方式促进子公司的可持续发展。 独创性/价值本研究将自主权视为重要前提，使其成为最早调查自主权对外国建筑子公司可持续绩效的研究之一。这项研究的结果可以为建筑子公司的可持续绩效文献做出贡献，并为学术界和实践提供新颖、全面的知识。
PurposeForeign construction subsidiaries play an important role in the global construction market. How to establish and maintain long-term sustainable performance has attracted increased attention, but only a few studies have considered this issue. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between autonomy and the sustainable performance of subsidiaries and to provide support for their management control modes.Design/methodology/approachFrom an institutional logics perspective, empirical research using a questionnaire survey was conducted following the methodological framework of this study. Relevant data were collected from 106 experienced managers of foreign construction subsidiaries, and the hypotheses were tested through a regression model.FindingsThe results show that foreign construction subsidiaries have a high degree of operational autonomy, which tends to strengthen their embeddedness in the host country and improve their sustainable performance. However, the role of strategic autonomy is not found to be significant. The moderation results show that the positive impact between operational autonomy and external network embeddedness is strengthened by institutional distance. Institutional distance has no significant moderating impact on the relationship between strategic autonomy and external network embeddedness, respectively.Research limitations/implicationsGeographical limitations may exist as the survey is focused on the Chinese construction foreign subsidiaries. However, based on an institutional logics perspective, this study discusses the management control mode of foreign subsidiaries, which enriches the antecedents of sustainable performance and can provide an in-depth explanation of the effects of the organizational strategies of multinational construction enterprises.Practical implicationsThis study provides beneficial information for the sustainable performance of foreign construction subsidiaries. It will provide detailed guidance to managers located in different institutional environments on optimally promoting the sustainable development of subsidiaries.Originality/valueThis study identifies autonomy as an important antecedent, making it one of the first studies investigating autonomy on the sustainable performance of foreign construction subsidiaries. The findings of this study can contribute to the construction subsidiaries' sustainable performance literature and provide novel, comprehensive knowledge for academia and practice.