文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Reverse innovation transfer in Chinese MNCs: The role of political ties and headquarters

作者：Su, Cong[1,2];Kong, Lingshuang[1,2];Ciabuschi, Francesco[2,3];Yan, Haifeng[1]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Business, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China;[2]Uppsala Univ, Dept Business Studies, Box 513, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden;[3]Univ Bologna, Dept Management, Via Capo di Lucca 34, I-40126 Bologna, Italy

年份：2021

卷号：27

期号：1

外文期刊名：JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000632621800017)】；

基金：This research work was supported by a grant from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC No.71972072) , two grants from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JKN012022011, JKN012022009) and a grant from Handelsbanken Stiftelsernas (Sweden) .

语种：英文

外文关键词：Chinese multinationals; Reverse innovation transfer; Headquarters role; Political ties; Internationalization

摘要：Innovation augmentation via internationalization is motivated by headquarters entrepreneurial role in Chinese multinationals. Drawing on the parenting theory, this paper investigates the ef-fects of headquarters? political ties and the degree of internationalization on headquarters competence contribution to subsidiary and the extent of reverse innovation transfer. Based on a survey of 177 subsidiaries in 99 Chinese multinationals via two questionnaires, the empirical results show that, while the degree of internationalization enhances both the headquarters? entrepreneurial role in providing competence to subsidiary, and subsidiary reverse innovation transfer efforts, the strength of headquarters? political ties in the home country has detrimental effects on the degree of internationalization and on headquarters? competence contribution to subsidiaries, which eventually hinders reverse innovation transfer practices. This means that, although internationalization may unlock benefits for Chinese multinationals, their political ties may hinder their fulfillment. This study contributes to parenting theory and to research on firms? internationalization, particularly in the context of emerging-market multinationals.