DIVISION HEADQUARTERS GO ABROAD ‐ A STEP IN THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION*

Mats Forsgren, Ulf Holm and Jan Johanson

Journal of Management Studies, 1995, vol. 32, issue 4, 475-491

Abstract: Why are division headquarters of multinational corporations in some cases located abroad? In the multinational corporation the physical location of division headquarters is a problematic issue because of the need for close links both to corporate headquarters and the foreign subsidiaries. This paper develops a model explaining this location as a consequence of power relations associated with the internationalization of the corporation and tests it on a sample of divisions of Swedish multinationals. the results support the view that power relations have an impact on location of division headquarters. One interesting result is the clear indication of countervailing forces, consisting of an attraction force of foreign dominant subsidiaries and a resisting force related to the interests of corporate headquarters.

Date: 1995
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