Competence-building in foreign subsidiaries: The case of new EU member states

Sergey Filippov and Geert Duysters ()

Journal of East European Management Studies, 2011, vol. 16, issue 4, 286-314

Abstract: This article examines patterns of competence-building in foreign subsidiaries located in new member states of the European Union. Among the theoretical foundations of this paper are the concepts of dynamic capabilities and subsidiary-specific advantages. We consider subsidiary competences as a combination of distinctive competences built into particular business functions. Furthermore, we examine sources of competences, and complementarities between these sources. We use a proprietary database to examine the research topic and find distinctive uneven growth of functional competences over time, distinctive patterns of complementarities between different functional competences and specific patterns of access to sources of competence. Finally, we discuss managerial and policy implications.

Keywords: strategy; dynamic capabilities; the Russian Federation; steel industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L10 L61 P20 P31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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