Adoption of an organizational practice by subsidiaries of multinational corporations: Institutional and relational effects

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Kostova, T; Roth, K
• 署名单位: University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/3069293
• 发表日期: 2002
• 页码: 215-233
• 关键词: FORMAL-STRUCTURE; management; diffusion; capabilities; environments; managerial; demography; KNOWLEDGE; patterns; creation

摘要

We examine the adoption of an organizational practice by subsidiaries of a multinational corporation (MNC) under conditions of institutional duality. Drawing on institutional theory, we identify two factors influencing the adoption of a practice: the institutional profile of the host country and the relational context within the MNC. We also specify conditions leading to ceremonial adoption. General support is found for the model based on data from 534 managers and 3,238 nonmanagerial employees in 104 subsidiary locations from ten countries.