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Parent country nationals or local nationals for executive positions in foreign affiliates: An empirical study of Japanese affiliates in Korea

Authors: Naoki Ando, Dong Kee Rhee, Namgyoo Kenny Park

Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management | Issue 1/2008

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This study examines how the host country experience of Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) affects their staffing policies for executive manager positions at foreign affiliates. Hypotheses on executive staffing policies for foreign affiliates are tested using survey data collected from 103 Japanese affiliates in Korea. Findings show that the level of global integration and the degree of centralization of decision-making positively affect an assignment of parent country nationals as executive managers of foreign affiliates. We further find that foreign affiliates’ experience in a host country moderates the effects of both global integration and centralization on staffing decisions for the affiliates.

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Title: Parent country nationals or local nationals for executive positions in foreign affiliates: An empirical study of Japanese affiliates in Korea
Authors: Naoki Ando
Dong Kee Rhee
Namgyoo Kenny Park
Publication date: 01-03-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-007-9052-5

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