Control in Subsidiary Networks in Asia: Toward an Extension of the Centralisation–Formalisation–Socialisation (CFS) Model

Controlando las redes de sucursales en Asia: Expansión del modelo centralización-formalización-socialización (CFS)

Bruno Amann (), Jacques Jaussaud and Johannes Schaaper
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Bruno Amann: LGCO - Laboratoire Gouvernance et Contrôle Organisationnel - UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT - Université de Toulouse, IUT Paul Sabatier - Institut Universitaire de Technologie - Paul Sabatier - UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT - Université de Toulouse
Johannes Schaaper: CREG - Centre de recherche et d'études en gestion - UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Kedge BS - Kedge Business School

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Abstract: Prior research establishes that international control by multinational corporations is based on three dimensions: centralisation, formalisation and socialisation. New control mechanisms appeared in the last decade, such as enterprise resource planning, short-term assignments and regional centres. Do these new mechanisms fit the three control dimensions? How do MNCs articulate their control mechanisms, including new ones? Using interviews with 77 managers of 47 French MNCs in 11 Asian countries, this study presents an exploratory factor analysis and clustering. The findings show that French MNCs control their Asian subsidiaries through four dimensions: centralisation of decision making, formalisation of subsidiaries, socialisation and expatriation.

Keywords: multinational companies; subsidiaries; regional organisation; control; Asia; empresas multinacionales; Sucursales; estructuras regionales; firmes multinationales; filiales; Structures régionales; contrôle; Asie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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Published in Management international = International management = Gestión internacional, 2017, 21 (4), pp.89-108. ⟨10.7202/1053580ar⟩

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DOI: 10.7202/1053580ar

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