The global integration of business functions: a study of multinational businesses in integrated global industries
The global integration of business functions: a study of multinational businesses in integrated global industries
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业务职能的全球一体化：全球一体化产业中跨国企业的研究
DOI：
10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400035
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发表时间：
2003
影响因子：
11.6
通讯作者：
J. Prescott
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作者：
K. Kim;J;J. Prescott
在一体化的全球产业中，跨国公司协调和控制跨国界的研发、制造和营销职能的方式对绩效有着重要的影响。我们认为，在这样的全球性产业中，某些整合模式将比其他模式更有效地整合全球功能。我们表明，每个功能有一个不同的组合有效的整合模式。对于全球R&D一体化，以人为本和信息化模式比形式化和集中化模式更有效。对于制造业来说，人员、信息和形式化比集中化更有效。在市场营销方面，信息和集中比人员和形式化更有效。我们还表明，实际和理想的配置文件（配置或模式）的集成模式的结果在上级性能之间的协同对齐。我们的研究结果表明，以人为本和以信息为基础的模式通常比以形式化和集中化为基础的模式更有效地协调和控制全球业务功能。
The way that multinational businesses in integrated global industries coordinate and control R&D, manufacturing, and marketing functions across borders has significant implications for performance. We propose that, in such global industries, certain integrating modes will be more effective than others in integrating a function globally. We show that each function has a different combination of effective integrating modes. For global R&D integration, people-based and information-based modes are more effective than formalization-based and centralization-based modes. For manufacturing, people, information, and formalization are more effective than centralization. With respect to marketing, information and centralization are more effective than people and formalization. We also demonstrate that the co-alignment between actual and ideal profiles (configurations or patterns) of integrating modes results in superior performance. Our results reveal that people-based and information-based modes are generally more effective than formalization-based and centralization-based modes in coordinating and controlling business functions worldwide.