Headquarters' scanning of the foreign subsidiary environment:: An empirical study
The article reports on an empirical study of environmental scanning within multinational corporations (MNCs) at the headquarters-foreign subsidiary (HQ-FS) level. Specifically, the study examines the following questions: (1) How actively do MNC HQs scan their foreign subsidiary environments? (2) Do MNC HQs differentiate their scanning practices across segments of the foreign subsidiary environment? (3) Which MNC level and FS level characteristics affect the scanning behavior of MNCs at the HQ-FS level?
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1999
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Authors: | Muralidharan, Raman |
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Journal of International Management. - Elsevier, ISSN 1075-4253. - Vol. 5.1999, 1, p. 35-54
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Environmental scanning Headquarters-foreign subsidiary Empirical study |
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