Navigating MNE control and coordination: A critical review and directions for future research.

ABSTRACT: Control and coordination efforts are at the heart of MNE functioning. Yet, our review reveals that the literature on MNE control and coordination lacks conceptual clarity, which may hamper the development of the field. In this critical review, we synthesize the literature over the past decade using a conceptual framework rooted in new internalization theory. Research remains fairly coarse regarding how various configurations and interactions of control and coordination mechanisms affect intended outcomes. We note a paucity of multilevel studies, direct investigations of microfoundations, and comparison studies between intra- and inter-MNE relationships. Insufficient attention has been paid to adaptation issues and the impact of external dynamics on the need for, and operationalization of,

SUBMITTER: Zeng RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993393 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature