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[Research]Dual-Option Subsidiaries and Exit Decisions During Times of Economic Crisis
2013.08.01 Views 924 경영학연구분석센터
Management International Review
August 2013, Volume 53, Issue 4, pp 555–577
Chris Changwha Chung; Seung-Hyun Lee; Jeoung-Yul Lee
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11575-012-0157-9
Abstract
This study examines the dual implications of dual-option subsidiaries on exit decisions during times of economic crisis. Retaining dual-option subsidiaries in crisis-stricken countries means leaving a shadow option open for future growth once a crisis ends. However, MNCs may encounter problems pursuing either option due to challenges in managing dual-option subsidiaries with clashing strategic mandates.
The equivocal nature of dual-option subsidiaries points to the possibility of another factor playing an important moderating role in exit decisions—subsidiary performance—which has been rarely considered in the MNC real options literature. Our primary argument is that lower subsidiary performance increases the influence of shadow option value embedded in dual-option subsidiaries.
Analyzing a sample of 703 Korean overseas manufacturing subsidiaries in Asian countries, we find that when profitability falls, subsidiaries with dual options are less likely to be exited than those with single options.
Keywords
Within-country growth; Across-country flexibility; Dual options; Subsidiary exit; Economic crisis
August 2013, Volume 53, Issue 4, pp 555–577
Chris Changwha Chung; Seung-Hyun Lee; Jeoung-Yul Lee
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11575-012-0157-9
Abstract
This study examines the dual implications of dual-option subsidiaries on exit decisions during times of economic crisis. Retaining dual-option subsidiaries in crisis-stricken countries means leaving a shadow option open for future growth once a crisis ends. However, MNCs may encounter problems pursuing either option due to challenges in managing dual-option subsidiaries with clashing strategic mandates.
The equivocal nature of dual-option subsidiaries points to the possibility of another factor playing an important moderating role in exit decisions—subsidiary performance—which has been rarely considered in the MNC real options literature. Our primary argument is that lower subsidiary performance increases the influence of shadow option value embedded in dual-option subsidiaries.
Analyzing a sample of 703 Korean overseas manufacturing subsidiaries in Asian countries, we find that when profitability falls, subsidiaries with dual options are less likely to be exited than those with single options.
Keywords
Within-country growth; Across-country flexibility; Dual options; Subsidiary exit; Economic crisis