TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN MNES: INTER-SUBSIDIARY COMPETITION AND COOPERATION
DOI: 10.5585/rai.v6i1.288

Authors

  • Dan Li Kelley School of Business Indiana University
  • Manuel Portugal Ferreira Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
  • Fernando Ribeiro Serra Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

Keywords:

Technology transfer, subsidiaries, competition and cooperation, international strategy.

Abstract

Much theory and research that seeks to explain why and how technology transfers occur within multinational enterprises (MNEs) actually addresses the question of how these transfers occur among cooperative subsidiaries, and relies on the assumption of inter-subsidiary cooperation. However, subsidiaries do not always cooperate. We suggest that the success of technology transfer among subsidiaries depends on the extent to which the relationships among an MNE's subsidiaries (i.e. inter-subsidiary) are competitive or cooperative. Inter-subsidiary cooperation is determined by the MNE's international strategy, organizational structure, and the social relationships among subsidiaries. Both hierarchical and social relational factors drive the potential for inter-subsidiary multimarket competition that originates from the overlap on the subsidiaries' products, technologies, and market portfolios.

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Author Biographies

  • Dan Li, Kelley School of Business Indiana University
    PhD Business Administration pela Universidade do Texas Professora da Kelley School of Business Indiana University
  • Manuel Portugal Ferreira, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
    PhD Business Administration pela David Eccles School of Business da Universidade e Utah Professor da Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
  • Fernando Ribeiro Serra, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
    Doutor em Engenharia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC Professor do Programa do Mestrado em Administração da Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina – UNISUL

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Published

2009-05-18

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2009)

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN MNES: INTER-SUBSIDIARY COMPETITION AND COOPERATION DOI: 10.5585/rai.v6i1.288. (2009). INMR - Innovation & Management Review, 6(1), 139-158. https://revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/79134