Balancing the trade-off between learning prospects and spillover risks: MNC subsidiaries’ vertical linkage patterns in developed countries |
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| Authors: | Alessandra Perri Ulf Andersson Phillip C Nell Grazia D Santangelo |
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| Institution: | 1. Ca’ Foscari University of Venezia, Department of Management, 30121 Venezia, Italy;2. Carlos III University, Spain, Department of Business Administration, Calle Madrid 126, 28903 Getafe (Madrid), Spain;3. Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, Department of Strategic Management and Globalization, Kilevej 14, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark;4. University of Catania, Italy, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche, Via Vittorio Emanuele, 95131 Catania, Italy;1. Léonard de Vinci Pôle Universitaire, Research Center, 92 916, Paris La Défense, France;2. University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3UL, UK;3. GLORAD Center for Global R&D and Innovation, CDHK Postgraduate College, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China;1. University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA;2. College of Business, Florida State University, 821 Academic Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA;1. School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK;2. Department of Strategic Management, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;1. University College Dublin, Quinn School of Business, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;2. Dublin Institute of Technology Aungier Street, Dublin 2, Ireland;3. Grenoble Ecole de Management 12 Rue Pierre Semard, 38000 Grenoble, France;1. Institute of Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhonguancun Beiyitiao 15, 100190 Beijing, PR China;2. School of Environment, Education and Development, The University of Manchester, Arthur Lewis Building-1.065, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | This paper investigates local vertical linkages of foreign subsidiaries and the dual role of such linkages as conduits for learning as well as potential channels for spillovers to competitors. On the basis of data from 97 subsidiaries, we analyze the quality of such linkages under varying levels of competition and subsidiary capabilities. Our theoretical development and the results from the analysis document a far more complex and dynamic relationship between levels of competition and MNCs’ local participation in knowledge intensive activities, i.e. learning and spillovers, than previous studies do. We find a curvilinear relationship between the extent of competitive pressure and the quality of local linkages confirming our argument of a trade-off between learning prospects and spillover risks. Furthermore, the level of subsidiary capabilities moderates this relationship. |
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