Naomi Haefner
Title
Prof. Dr.
Last Name
Haefner
First name
Naomi
Email
naomi.haefner@unisg.ch
ORCID
Phone
+41 71 224 72 32
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Item type:Publication, Organizational Design and Subsidiary-to-Parent Knowledge Transfer in MNCs: The Mediating Role of Parent Firm Attention(SMS Strategic Management Society, 2013-09-30); ; ; We offer a theory and empirical test of the relationship between formal organizational architecture and ‘reverse' (i.e. subsidiary-to-parent) knowledge transfers in multinational firms. Building on the attention-based view, seven propositions argue (a) that organizational architecture elements affect the extent to which a focal subsidiary receives attention from the MNC's parent firm, (b) that this extent of parent firm attention affects the extent of reverse knowledge transfers, and (c) that parent firm attention mediates the relationship between organizational architecture elements and reverse knowledge transfers. Testing hypotheses on three aspects of formal organizational design (autonomy, assignment of international responsibilities, and competence-creating objectives in the subsidiary's mission) with a unique sample of about 300 subsidiaries, we find broad support for the theory and highlight implications for academia and practice.Type:conference paper