Shared Vision in MNE Subsidiaries: The Role of Formal, Personal, and Social Control in Its Development and Its Impact on Subsidiary Learning

• Published in: Thunderbird international business review Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 639 - 652
• Main Author: Colakoglu, Saba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.09.2012; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Control; Multinational corporations; Objectives; Organizational learning; Studies; Subsidiaries; United States > US; Japan; Europe

Given the strategic importance of achieving global integration and worldwide learning for most multinational enterprises (MNEs), this article focuses on “shared vision” as a critical mechanism for realizing both goals. Specifically, this paper investigates the impact of three types of control mechan...