Headquarters-subsidiaries relationships of French multinationals in emerging markets

Hanane Beddi () and Ulrike Mayrhofer ()
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Hanane Beddi: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon
Ulrike Mayrhofer: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon

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Abstract: This paper examines the role of location in the relationships established between headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. The empirical study is based on three in-depth case-studies of French multinationals: France Telecom, Schneider Electric and Publicis. The authors conducted 31 interviews with managers from both the headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. The findings of the study indicate that headquarters-subsidiaries relationships are shaped by the location of subsidiaries in emerging economies, and more specifically by the cultural, administrative, geographic and economic distance between the headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. The analysis focuses on new challenges faced by MNEs from mature economies, considering the growing importance of subsidiaries located in emerging countries.

Keywords: French multinationals; emerging markets; location; distance; headquarters-subsidiaries relationships.; headquarters-subsidiaries relationships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Published in Multinational Business Review, 2013, 21 (2), pp.174-194

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