Résumés
Abstract
Using the extended resource-based view and the network approach, this paper investigates the impact of social and business networks on the performance of foreign subsidiaries. The empirical study is based on a sample of 120 subsidiaries established by multinational enterprises in Italy. Our findings show that social networks have a positive effect on the performance of subsidiaries through the mediating role of business networks. Our research challenges extant literature on the network-performance relationship and highlights the necessity to provide more importance to the way local subsidiaries manage their networks.
Keywords:
- Multinational companies,
- foreign subsidiaries,
- social networks,
- business networks,
- performance
Résumé
En utilisant l’approche par les ressources étendues et l’approche réseau, cet article étudie l’impact des réseaux sociaux et d’affaires sur la performance des filiales étrangères. L’étude empirique est fondée sur un échantillon de 120 filiales établies par des entreprises multinationales en Italie. Nos résultats montrent que les réseaux sociaux ont un effet positif sur la performance des filiales à travers le rôle médiateur des réseaux d’affaires. Notre recherche remet en cause la littérature existante sur la relation réseaux-performance et souligne la nécessité d’accorder plus d’importance à la manière dont les filiales locales gèrent leurs réseaux.
Mots-clés :
- Entreprises multinationales,
- filiales étrangères,
- réseaux sociaux,
- réseaux d’affaires,
- performance
Resumen
Utilizando el enfoque de recursos extendidos y el enfoque de red, este artículo estudia el impacto de las redes sociales y de negocios en el desempeño de las filiales extranjeras. El estudio empírico se basa en una muestra de 120 filiales establecidas por empresas multinacionales en Italia. Nuestros resultados muestran que las redes sociales inciden positivamente en el desempeño de las filiales a través del papel mediador de las redes de negocios. Nuestra investigación enriquece la literatura existente sobre la relación redes-desempeño y destaca la necesidad de poner más énfasis en cómo los afiliados locales administran sus redes.
Palabras clave:
- Empresas multinacionales,
- subsidiarias en el extranjero,
- redes sociales,
- redes de negocios,
- rendimiento
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