Performance Evaluation of Foreign Subsidiaries

2009
ISBN: 978-3-8349-1149-0
Verlag: Gabler Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 363 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 744 g

Reihe: mir-Edition

Today, Multinational Corporations (MNCs) spread their value chains across the globe and foreign subsidiaries play a crucial role in creating value within and for the MNC. While some MNCs are aware of their subsidiaries’ performance, others only have a vague idea. Research findings in this area are scarce and it is still little known on how different subsidiaries should be evaluated in order to maximize their contribution to the performance of the MNC as a whole.

Katharina Kretschmer aims at filling this research gap. Qualitative case studies are used to analyze performance evaluation within MNCs empirically. The author shows that role differentiation exists within one MNC when subsidiaries with different strategic roles are identified. Furthermore, patterns are discovered in their performance evaluation. Deep insights into the implications of subsidiary roles are displayed, and it is demonstrated that role-specific subsidiary management is possible, if not necessary. In the future, MNC managers could benefit even more if, instead of treating all their subsidiaries alike, they approached them differently – especially when evaluating their performance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kretschmer, Katharina

Weitere Mitwirkende

Schmid, Prof. Dr. Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Internationales Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskooperationen, Joint Ventures

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Defining Performance Evaluation and Its Role as Control Mechanism.- Review of the Literature on Performance Evaluation of Foreign Subsidiaries.- The Research Framework.- The Empirical Study.- Empirical Findings.- Contributions, Limitations and Implications for Future Research.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Katharina Kretschmer promovierte an der ESCP-EAP, Europäische Wirtschaftshochschule, in Berlin und ist als Unternehmensberaterin bei The Boston Consulting Group tätig.