A multi-faceted framework for subsidiary evolution - a review of multinational subsidiary research

Abstract

This article provides an exploratory view on subsidiary evolution. Drawing upon extant multinational subsidiary research, a multi-faceted framework for subsidiary evolution is introduced to examine the process of roles and charters development in a foreign multinational subsidiary. In particular, the proposed framework comprises factors from three different levels—corporate-, subsidiary-, and host country-level factors—that influence the development process. The dynamic nature and the interplay of these factors are considered important to the evolution of subsidiary roles.