Subsidiaries and knowledge creation: The influence of the MNC and host country on innovation

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Almeida, P; Phene, A
• 署名单位: Utah System of Higher Education; University of Utah; Georgetown University
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.388
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 847-864
• 关键词: innovation; KNOWLEDGE; subsidiaries; multinational firms

摘要

This paper studies the influcence of external knowledge on innovation in subsidiaries of multi-national firms. The focus on subsidiaries is especially interesting since they are simultaneously embedded in two knowledge contexts: (a) the internal multinational corporation (MNC) comprised of the headquarters and other subsidiaries; and (b) an external environment of regional or host country firms. We develop hypotheses to suggest that the extent of influences of these contexts on subsidiary technological innovation depends on the characteristics of the knowledge network (technological richness and diversity) and the knowledge linkages of the subsidiary, with other entities. The study uses patent citation data pertaining to innovations by,foreign subsidiaries of U.S. semiconductor firms to test these hypotheses. The paper finds that (a) the technological richness of the MNC, (b) the subsidiary's knowledge linkages to host country firms, and (c) the technological diversity within the host country have a positive impact oil innovation. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.