Transfer of productive practices between Multinational Companies’ (MNCs) subsidiaries and local suppliers: the case of Sigma

AbstractThe aim of this study is to analyze the process of transfer of productive practices between multinational companies’ (MNCs) subsidiaries and local domestic suppliers. The literature on transfer of organizational practices has largely discussed the issue of implementation of organizational practices, but it has overlooked their internalization (institutionalization) at the recipient organization. The case of Sigma – a subsidiary of an Asian MNC of the electro-electronic sector installed in Manaus, Brazil – is discussed with reference to the model proposed by Kostova (1999). Result...

• Assuntos:

  • Transfer
  • Productive practice
  • Multinational
  • Backward linkage