Navigating MNE control and coordination: A critical review and directions for future research

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dc.contributor.authorZeng, Rong
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-11T13:30:41Z
dc.date.available2024-03-11T13:30:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-08
dc.date.submitted2024-01-18T02:48:30Zen_US
dc.description.abstractControl and coordination efforts are at the heart of MNE functioning. Yet, our review reveals that the literature on MNE control and coordination lacks conceptual clarity, which may hamper the development of the field. In this critical review, we synthesize the literature over the past decade using a conceptual framework rooted in new internalization theory. Research remains fairly coarse regarding how various configurations and interactions of control and coordination mechanisms affect intended outcomes. We note a paucity of multilevel studies, direct investigations of microfoundations, and comparison studies between intra- and inter-MNE relationships. Insufficient attention has been paid to adaptation issues and the impact of external dynamics on the need for, and operationalization of, control and coordination mechanisms. These gaps are concerning, since external trends are changing the organizational landscape and MNE boundaries are becoming increasingly fuzzy. Going forward, a more nuanced conceptualization of outcomes is needed, one that specifies proximal outcomes which mediate the achievement of distant goals. We use our augmented conceptual framework to identify other key areas for future research. We also call for more research on how disruptive forces affect both the use and outcomes of organizational mechanisms aimed at achieving control and coordination.
dc.identifier.doi10.1057/s41267-023-00600-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/38052
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectMNEs
dc.subjectcontrol
dc.subjectcoordination
dc.subjectinternational business research agenda
dc.titleNavigating MNE control and coordination: A critical review and directions for future research
dc.typereview article
local.author.affiliationAsper School of Business::Department of Business Administration
oaire.awardNumber430-2021-00128
oaire.citation.endPage1622
oaire.citation.issue9
oaire.citation.startPage1599
oaire.citation.titleJournal of International Business Studies
oaire.citation.volume54
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000155
project.funder.nameSSHRC: SocialSciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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