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Headquarters' attention and its effect on subsidiary performance
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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:39 authored by Tina C Ambos, Julian BirkinshawDrawing on a sample of 283 subsidiaries in three countries, we investigate how headquarters’ attention affects subsidiary performance. Scholars have recently argued that top management’s attention is the most critical, scarce and sought-after resource in organizations (Haas and Hansen 2001; Bouquet and Birkinshaw 2008). However, the question how headquarters’ attention affects subsidiary companies remains largely unexplored. Our study shows that subsidiaries which have a high level of strategic choice and receive attention from headquarters perform better than their peers. More specifically, we find that the interactions of subsidiaries’ autonomy, inter-unit power and initiatives with attention increase subsidiary performance.
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Management International ReviewISSN
0938-8249Publisher
Springer VerlagExternal DOI
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4Volume
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449-469Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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2013-04-09Usage metrics
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