MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR

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Obaya, Martín; Kalfadellis, Paul; Doyle, Natalie
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2018
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Technological upgrading dynamics in subsidiaries operating in emerging regions remains an under researched topic. This study aims to examine the role of headquarters and subsidiaries in the upgrading process of subsidiaries in regional agreements among emerging countries. It also examines how the multi-level normative frame regulating such agreements affects the accumulation of technological capabilities. A single case study has been designed to examine the process of upgrading of automotive subsidiaries operating in MERCOSUR, covering the period 1991 and 2012. Among the main findings, the study concludes that the decision to promote technological upgrading in subsidiaries in emerging regions remains at the level of headquarters during the early stages of the learning process. Only when subsidiaries go beyond a capability threshold, they are able to gain autonomy to make autonomous learning initiatives. Furthermore, it was found that the functionally-integrated network organised by the headquarters within the MERCOSUR region adopted a highly hierarchical structure lead by theBrazilian unit, which truncated the learning process of the Argentinean subsidiary. The intra-firm hierarchies were accentuated by the characteristics of the MERCOSUR normative framework that did not included provisions tocounterbalance growing asymmetries within the region.
Fil: Obaya, Martín. Centro de Investigaciones para la Transformación; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Kalfadellis, Paul. Monash University; Australia
Fil: Doyle, Natalie. Monash University; Australia
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MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
SUBSIDIARIES
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
MERCOSUR
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR
title MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR
spellingShingle MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR
Obaya, Martín
MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
SUBSIDIARIES
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
MERCOSUR
title_short MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR
title_full MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR
title_fullStr MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR
title_full_unstemmed MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR
title_sort MNC technological upgrading in emerging regional areas: a case study on automotive subsidiaries in MERCOSUR
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Obaya, Martín
Kalfadellis, Paul
Doyle, Natalie
author Obaya, Martín
author_facet Obaya, Martín
Kalfadellis, Paul
Doyle, Natalie
author_role author
author2 Kalfadellis, Paul
Doyle, Natalie
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
SUBSIDIARIES
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
MERCOSUR
topic MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
SUBSIDIARIES
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
MERCOSUR
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Technological upgrading dynamics in subsidiaries operating in emerging regions remains an under researched topic. This study aims to examine the role of headquarters and subsidiaries in the upgrading process of subsidiaries in regional agreements among emerging countries. It also examines how the multi-level normative frame regulating such agreements affects the accumulation of technological capabilities. A single case study has been designed to examine the process of upgrading of automotive subsidiaries operating in MERCOSUR, covering the period 1991 and 2012. Among the main findings, the study concludes that the decision to promote technological upgrading in subsidiaries in emerging regions remains at the level of headquarters during the early stages of the learning process. Only when subsidiaries go beyond a capability threshold, they are able to gain autonomy to make autonomous learning initiatives. Furthermore, it was found that the functionally-integrated network organised by the headquarters within the MERCOSUR region adopted a highly hierarchical structure lead by theBrazilian unit, which truncated the learning process of the Argentinean subsidiary. The intra-firm hierarchies were accentuated by the characteristics of the MERCOSUR normative framework that did not included provisions tocounterbalance growing asymmetries within the region.
Fil: Obaya, Martín. Centro de Investigaciones para la Transformación; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Kalfadellis, Paul. Monash University; Australia
Fil: Doyle, Natalie. Monash University; Australia
description Technological upgrading dynamics in subsidiaries operating in emerging regions remains an under researched topic. This study aims to examine the role of headquarters and subsidiaries in the upgrading process of subsidiaries in regional agreements among emerging countries. It also examines how the multi-level normative frame regulating such agreements affects the accumulation of technological capabilities. A single case study has been designed to examine the process of upgrading of automotive subsidiaries operating in MERCOSUR, covering the period 1991 and 2012. Among the main findings, the study concludes that the decision to promote technological upgrading in subsidiaries in emerging regions remains at the level of headquarters during the early stages of the learning process. Only when subsidiaries go beyond a capability threshold, they are able to gain autonomy to make autonomous learning initiatives. Furthermore, it was found that the functionally-integrated network organised by the headquarters within the MERCOSUR region adopted a highly hierarchical structure lead by theBrazilian unit, which truncated the learning process of the Argentinean subsidiary. The intra-firm hierarchies were accentuated by the characteristics of the MERCOSUR normative framework that did not included provisions tocounterbalance growing asymmetries within the region.
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