Does fairness narrow the gap? Effect of procedural justice on MNE attention disparity

IF 5.7 2区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS Global Strategy Journal Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.1002/gsj.1415
David H. Weng, Hsiang-Lin Cheng
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Abstract

Research Summary

Earlier studies have suggested that multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries may receive unequal attention from headquarters, but have not yet thoroughly examined either this issue or potential mechanisms that may ameliorate the situation. Our study contends that procedural justice helps bridge an MNE's attention gap as perceived by subsidiaries. We further posit that this proposed effect would be moderated by several contextual factors including subsidiary capability, subsidiary initiative, MNE internationalization, and MNE scope. An assembled sample of MNEs headquartered in Taiwan supports our predictions. These findings have important implications for both the attention-based view of the firm and headquarters–subsidiary relationships.

Managerial Summary

MNEs often allocate unequal attention among their overseas subsidiaries. Yet the means of addressing this potential attention disparity remains underexplored. We contend that developing a set of fair, transparent, and unbiased procedures within an MNE can help address this issue. Results based on a sample of MNEs based in Taiwan support this argument. These analyses also suggest that the effect of procedural justice would be weakened when subsidiaries are more capable and demonstrate greater initiative. In contrast, the impact of procedural justice will be strengthened for highly internationalized MNEs. Our findings offer crucial practical implications for MNEs to allocate attention among and manage their subsidiaries.

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公平能缩小差距吗?程序公正对跨国公司注意差异的影响
早期的研究表明,跨国企业(MNE)子公司可能受到总部的不平等关注,但尚未彻底审查这一问题或可能改善这种情况的潜在机制。我们的研究认为,程序公正有助于弥合跨国公司在子公司眼中的注意力差距。我们进一步假设,这种效应将受到几个背景因素的调节,包括子公司能力、子公司主动性、跨国公司国际化和跨国公司范围。总部设在台湾的跨国公司的集合样本支持我们的预测。这些发现对公司和总部-子公司关系的注意力基础观点都有重要的启示。跨国公司对其海外子公司的关注往往不均衡。然而,解决这种潜在注意力差异的方法仍未得到充分探索。我们认为,在跨国公司内部制定一套公平、透明和公正的程序有助于解决这一问题。基于台湾跨国公司样本的结果支持这一论点。这些分析还表明,当子公司能力更强、表现出更大的主动性时,程序正义的作用将被削弱。相比之下,对于高度国际化的跨国公司,程序正义的影响将得到加强。我们的研究结果为跨国公司在子公司之间分配注意力和管理子公司提供了重要的现实意义。
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期刊介绍: The Global Strategy Journal is a premier platform dedicated to publishing highly influential managerially-oriented global strategy research worldwide. Covering themes such as international and global strategy, assembling the global enterprise, and strategic management, GSJ plays a vital role in advancing our understanding of global business dynamics.
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