Local sourcing and MNC subsidiary performance: a legitimacy perspective
Local sourcing and MNC subsidiary performance: a legitimacy perspective
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DOI：
10.1108/ccsm-07-2021-0139
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发表时间：
2022-05
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Kiyohiro Oki;Norifumi Kawai
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作者：
Kiyohiro Oki;Norifumi Kawai
目的基于合法性视角，本研究旨在考察本土采购作为一种战略合法性行为，何时会改善或削弱子公司的绩效。作者调查了监管/规范制度距离在本地采购与子公司绩效之间的关系中的调节作用。特别是，与之前的相关研究不同，作者对制度距离的方向进行了反思，将其归类为向上或向下的制度距离。设计/方法/方法本研究使用日本政府数据，在为期5年的观察期内，使用在37个东道国运营的1,054家日本子公司的样本进行面板数据分析。发现作者发现，向下的监管/规范制度距离比向上的监管/规范距离更积极地调节当地采购与子公司绩效之间的关系。原创性/价值很少有研究专门讨论本地采购的绩效影响，同时考虑合法性问题。此外，现有研究中对本地采购与子公司绩效之间关系的分析结果并不一致，这表明有必要确定本地采购改善或损害子公司绩效的边界条件。为了填补这些空白，本研究从合法性的角度阐明了当地采购何时会改善或削弱子公司的绩效。作者的发现对跨国公司战略合法性行动和投入本地化的文献做出了明确的贡献。
PurposeBased on a legitimacy perspective, this study aims to investigate when local sourcing, as a strategic legitimacy action, improves or impairs subsidiary performance. The authors investigate the moderating role of regulatory/normative institutional distance in the relationship between local sourcing and subsidiary performance. Particularly, departing from prior relevant research, the authors reflect on the direction of institutional distance, categorizing it as either upward or downward institutional distance.Design/methodology/approachUsing Japanese governmental data, this study performs a panel data analysis using a sample of 1,054 Japanese subsidiaries operating in 37 host countries over a 5-year observation period.FindingsThe authors reveal that downward regulatory/normative institutional distance more positively moderates the relationship between local sourcing and subsidiary performance than upward regulatory/normative distance.Originality/valueThere is little research that specifically discusses the performance effects of local sourcing while considering legitimacy concerns. Moreover, the results of analyses of the relationship between local sourcing and subsidiary performance in existing studies are inconsistent, suggesting that it is necessary to identify the boundary conditions under which local sourcing improves or impairs subsidiary performance. To fill these gaps, this study clarifies when local sourcing improves or impairs subsidiary performance based on a legitimacy perspective. The authors’ finding makes a clear contribution to the literature on strategic legitimacy actions and input localization in multinational corporations.