Performance Evaluation of Foreign Subsidiaries

• Main Author: Kretschmer, Katharina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2009.
• Subjects: Business.; Management.; Leadership.; Business and Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.

Today, Multinational Corporations (MNCs) spread their value chains across the globe and foreign subsidiaries play a crucial role in creating value within and for the MNC. While some MNCs are aware of their subsidiaries’ performance, others only have a vague idea. Research findings in this area are s...

Table of Contents:

• Defining Performance Evaluation and Its Role as Control Mechanism
• Review of the Literature on Performance Evaluation of Foreign Subsidiaries
• The Research Framework
• The Empirical Study
• Empirical Findings
• Contributions, Limitations and Implications for Future Research.