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  • 1. Andersson, Roger
    et al.
    Ekstedt, Eskil
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Henning, Roger
    Malmberg, Anders
    Department of Social and Economic Geography.
    Kulturell friktion1995Book (Other (popular scientific, debate etc.))
  • 2.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Björkman, Ingmar
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Explaining Subsidiary Network Embeddedness: The Impact of Headquarters Control Mechanisms2003In: AIB conference, Monterey, CA, 2003Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 3.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Björkman, Ingmar
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Managing Subsidiary Knowledge Creation: different control mechanisms effect on subsidiary local embeddedness2004In: AoM conference, New Orleans, 2004Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 4.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Björkman, Ingmar
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Managing subsidiary knowledge creation: The effect of control mechanisms on subsidiary local embeddedness2005In: International Business Review, Vol. 14, no 5, p. 521-538Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 5.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Absorptive Capacity and Technical Embeddedness1999In: Nordic WS, Fontainbleau, 1999Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 6.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Creation and Diffusion of Competence in MNCs: Structures, Ties and Resources at the Subsidiary Level2002In: EIBA conference proceedings, Athens, 2002Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 7.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Creation and Diffusion of Competencies in MNCs - Structures, Ties and Resources at the Subsidiary Level2006In: Business Networks and International Marketing, Doo YangSa, Seoul , 2006Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 8.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Degree of Integration in some Swedish MNCs1994Report (Other scientific)
  • 9.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Degree of Integration in some Swedish MNCs1994In: CIBER conference, Uni. of Illinois, 1994Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 10.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    External and Corporate Embeddedness in the MNC1993In: EIBA conference proceedings, 1993Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 11.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    In Search of Centre of Excellence - Network Embeddedness and Subsidiary Roles in MNCs2000In: Management International Review, Vol. 40, no 4, p. 329-350Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 12.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    In Search of Centre of Excellence: Network Embeddedness and Subsidiary Roles1998In: AIB conference proceedings, Vienna, 1998Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 13.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Integration in global MNCs1999In: IB workshop, Vasa, 1999Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 14.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Integration in Global MNCs: The Swedish Case2000In: Recent Studies in Interorganizational and International Business Research, 2000Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 15.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Integration in the Multinational Corporation: The problem of Subsidiary Embeddedness2002In: Global Competition and Global Networks, 2002Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 16.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Subsidiary Embeddedness and Control in the Multinational Corporation1996In: International Business Review, Vol. 5, No. 5, Kidlington UK: Elsevier Science Ltd, pp. 487-508Article in journal (Other scientific)
  • 17.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Subsidiary Embeddedness and Integration in the Multinational Corporation1997In: EIBA conference proceedings Stuttgart, 1997Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 18.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Subsidiary Embeddedness and its Implications for Integration in the MNC1995Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 19.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Subsidiary Embeddedness, Integration and Subsidiary Roles in the MNC1998In: Nordic WS, Oslo, 1998Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 20.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Using networks to determine multinational parental control of subsidiaries1995In: , International Marketing Reader, 1995, p. 72-87Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 21.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Holm, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Balancing subsidiary influence in the federative MNC: a business network view2007In: Journal of International Business Studies, ISSN 0047-2506, E-ISSN 1478-6990, Vol. 38, no 5, p. 802-818Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In this paper, we argue that a fruitful approach to the analysis of inter-organisational power in multinational corporations (MNCs) is to model the organisation as a federation. In the federative MNC, the headquarters and the subsidiaries are involved in a perpetual bargaining process. Thus a crucial issue is what power bases are there that the different actors in the federative MNC can use to influence strategic decisions. In this paper, we focus on the power bases associated with the local business network in which the different subsidiaries are embedded, and on the headquarters' knowledge concerning these networks. A causal model is developed and tested with data from 97 subsidiaries in 20 MNC divisions. The results indicate that the strength and influence of a subsidiary's local business network are determined by the extent to which the subsidiary provides technology within the MNC. The fact that the business network is strong does not suffice to augment the intra-organisational power of a subsidiary. In addition, our investigation also provides support for the idea that, when the headquarters has a sound knowledge of the subsidiaries' business networks, it is better able to balance or moderate the influence of strong subsidiaries. The paper concludes by pointing out a potential dilemma facing the headquarters of the federative MNC: externally embedded subsidiaries can provide access to a variety of competencies, but they may also reduce the subsidiaries' interest in contributing to the overall performance of the MNC.

  • 22.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Holm, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Competence Development and Subsidiary Performance in the MNC: The Impact of External Network Embeddedness2000In: AIB conference, Phoenix, 2000Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 23. Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Holm, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Subsidiaries as sources for learning in multinational enterprises: a commentary on the importance of external embeddedness2020In: The Oxford Handbook of International Business / [ed] Mellahi, K., Meyer, K., Surdu, I. & Verbeke, A., Oxford University Press, 2020Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 24.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Holm, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Subsidiary Absorptive Capacity and MNC Competence Development1999In: EIBA conference proceedings, Manchester, 1999Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 25.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Holm, Ulf
    Subsidiary Embeddedness and Competence Development in MNCs - A Multi-level Analysis2001In: Organization Studies, Vol. 22, no 6, p. 1013-1034Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 26.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Holm, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    The Learning MNC: a case of knowledge transfer and/or problem solving2003In: EIBA conference proceedings, Copenhagen, 2003Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 27.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Holm, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    The Learning MNC: A case of knowledge transfer or problem solving2002In: LINK, Copenhagen, 2002Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 28.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Holm, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    The Strategic Impact of External Network Embeddedness on Competence Development and Subsidiary Performance in the Multinational Corporation2001In: EURAM conference, Barcelona, 2001Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 29.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Holm, Ulf
    The strategic impact of external networks: subsidiary performance and competence development in the multinational corporation2002In: Strategic Management Journal, no 23, p. 979-996Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 30.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Holm, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    The Struggle for Influence in the Federative MNC2004In: AIB conference, Stockholm, 2004Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 31.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Pahlberg, Cecilia
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Thilenius, Peter
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Global Firms in Internationalized Networks1990Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 32.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Pahlberg, Cecilia
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Thilenius, Peter
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Global firms in internationalized networks1990Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper is part of a research project with its main focus on Swedish multinational companies. The purpose of the project is to study the tension between parent companies in Sweden and a number of subsidiaries, chiefly located in Europe. Our aims are to find what constitutes the strength of the subsidiaries, and what possibilities do they have to influence the corporate strategy. The presented model outlines the background for an empirical study which will be conducted during 1991. The model recognizes four groups of variables, all of which reflect different aspects of a subsidiary's relative base of power. The project is partly financed by The Swedish Council for Management and Work Life Issues.

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  • 33.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Pedersen, Torben
    Subsidiary performance in multinational corporations: the importance of technology embeddedness2001In: International Business Review, Vol. 10, no 1, p. 3-23Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 34.
    Andersson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Pedersen, Torben
    The MNC as a Differentiated Network: Subsidiary Technology Embeddedness and Performance1999In: CIBER conference, Duke Uni., 1999Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 35.
    Björkman, Ingmar
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Nordic International Business Research. A Review of Its Development2000In: International Studies of Management and Organization, Vol. 30, no 1, p. 6-25Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 36. Björkman, Ingmar
    et al.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    The Nature of the International Firm - Nordic Contributions to International Business Research1997Book (Other scientific)
  • 37.
    Ciabuschi, Francesco
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Development and Transfer of Innovations in MNCs: The “Local for Local” Imperative2006In: Space and Development: The Role of Places in the World of Science, Technology and Business, Göteborg: Gidlunds förlag, 2006Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 38.
    Ciabuschi, Francesco
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Subsidiary Entrepreneurship Orientation: The ThermoSafe Case2007In: Anxieties and Management Responses in International Business., PalgraveMacMillan , 2007Chapter in book (Other (popular scientific, debate etc.))
  • 39.
    Ciabuschi, Francesco
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Subsidiary Entrepreneurship Orientation: The ThermoSafe Case.2006In: 33rd AIB UK Chapter Conference Proceedings, Manchester, UK, 2006Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 40.
    Ciabuschi, Francesco
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Martín Martín, Oscar
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Headquarters involvement and efficiency of innovation development and transfer in multinationals: A matter of sheer ignorance?2012In: International Business Review, ISSN 0969-5931, E-ISSN 1873-6149, Vol. 21, no 2, p. 130-144Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We compare two theoretical perspectives on the knowledge situation of headquarters (HQ) in multinational corporations: the bounded rationality perspective and the sheer ignorance perspective. We claim that these perspectives lead to different expectations when it comes to HQ's role and the effects of HQ involvement in innovation processes at the subsidiary level. More specifically, we examine the impact of HQ involvement on the efficiency of 71 subsidiary innovation projects. The findings show that HQ involvement in innovation development and transfer has a negative rather than a positive impact on efficiency in both processes. We contribute by showing and suggesting that the sheer ignorance perspective might provide a more accurate portrayal of the HQ knowledge situation than the bounded rationality perspective does. This study furthers understanding of the role of HQ in the contemporary, knowledge-creating multinational.

  • 41.
    Ciabuschi, Francesco
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies. LUISS Business Sch Rome, Rome, Italy..
    Martín Martín, Oscar
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies. Univ Publ Navarra, Pamplona, Spain..
    Value Creation at the Subsidiary Level: Testing the MNC Headquarters Parenting Advantage Logic2017In: Long range planning, ISSN 0024-6301, E-ISSN 1873-1872, Vol. 50, no 1, p. 48-62Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this study is to test the assumptions of the headquarters parenting advantage in multinational firms within the context of subsidiary innovation processes. Specifically, we explore the relationship between the selective involvement of headquarters in both innovation development and transfer processes and their related performance in a data set of 85 innovation projects analysed with structural equation modelling. The findings provide only limited support to the parenting advantage logic as they show that although the headquarters are able to select subsidiary-level strategic innovation processes, their involvement is hampering the performance of these processes. Consequently, we offer new extensions to the reasoning behind the parenting advantage logic by introducing four complementary theoretical explanations for the potentially harmful effects of headquarters' involvement in subsidiary innovation-related activities.

  • 42. Dicken, Peter
    et al.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Malmberg, Anders
    Department of Social and Economic Geography.
    The Local embeddedness of the Transnational Corporation1994In: Globalization, Institutions and Regional Development in Europe, Oxford University Press , 1994, p. 23-45Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 43. Erland, Olof
    et al.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Olsson, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Effekter i Sverige av en Sydafrikabojkott: Rapport från en interdepartmental arbetsgrupp1987Report (Other scientific)
  • 44.
    Erland, Olof
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Olsson, Ulf
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Nordisk handelsbojkott mot Sydafrika1987Report (Other (popular scientific, debate etc.))
  • 45.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    A Contingency Approach to Evaluating Management Accounting Systems in Government Agencies.1979Report (Other (popular scientific, debate etc.))
  • 46.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    A note on the revisited Uppsala internationalization process model: From liability of simplicity to liability of complexity2014In: EIBA Proceedings 2014 / [ed] Rian Drogendijk, 2014Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 47.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    A note on the revisited Uppsala internationalization process model: Implications of business Networks and entrepreneurship2016In: Journal of International Business Studies, ISSN 0047-2506, E-ISSN 1478-6990Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 48.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    A Note on the revisited Uppsala Internationalization Process Model: the Implications of Business Networks and Entrepreneurship2016In: Journal of International Business Studies, ISSN 0047-2506, E-ISSN 1478-6990, Vol. 47, no 9, p. 1135-1144Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In their article from 2009, Johanson and Vahlne suggest a reformulation of the Uppsala internationalization process model by incorporating business network theory and entrepreneurship theory into the model. The present paper makes a critical examination of this reformulation. The overall conclusion is that several issues have to be addressed regarding the relationship between business networks and firms’ internationalization, the meaning of entrepreneurship as well as the possibility to combine business network theory and entrepreneurship theory in the Uppsala model before the full potential of such an incorporation can be realized.

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    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Languages, Department of Romance Languages.
    A revisited classic : position of attribitive adjective1997In: Les formes du sens. Etudes de linguistique française, médiévale et générale offertes à Robert Martin, p. 115-126Article in journal (Other scientific)
  • 50.
    Forsgren, Mats
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies.
    Are Multinational Firms Good or Bad?2002In: Critical Perspectives on Internationalisation, 2002, p. 263-283Chapter in book (Refereed)
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