CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS

摘要: This paper seeks to understand the conditions under which ‘centers of excellence’ emerge in foreign subsidiaries multinational firms. We define a center excellence as an organizational unit that embodies set capabilities has been explicitly recognized by firm important source value creation, with intention these be leveraged and/or disseminated other parts firm. Drawing on overlapping research international business and strategic management, we argue formation centers is shaped subsidiary's local environment well various aspects relationship Based survey 99 units Canada, our results highlight fundamental role played parent investment internal external organizations development subsidiary capabilities. Performance implications phenomenon are also explored. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.