Purpose

This study aims to investigate the drivers of political embeddedness and the possible outcome in terms of autonomy and subsidiary unique competences.

Design/methodology/approach

This study draws on resource dependence theory and applies structural equation modeling on a sample of 193 subsidiaries.

Findings

Political embeddedness is confirmed as a source of potential autonomy and the development of competences and is usually boosted by previous existing networks at the internal and external levels.

Originality/value

The authors investigate and discuss how multinational corporations can leverage political resources in host-country political arenas, extending their understanding of the interplay between political activities and market strategies.

中文翻译：

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附属政治嵌入：利用当地能力的机制

目的

本研究旨在调查政治嵌入的驱动因素以及自治和附属独特能力方面的可能结果。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究借鉴资源依赖理论，对 193 家子公司的样本应用结构方程模型。

发现

政治嵌入被确认为潜在自主权和能力发展的来源，并且通常受到内部和外部现有网络的推动。

原创性/价值

作者调查并讨论了跨国公司如何在东道国政治舞台上利用政治资源，扩展他们对政治活动与市场战略之间相互作用的理解。