The Role of Parent-Country Nationals in Reducing the Adverse Effect of Perceived Value Inconsistency on the Commitment of Foreign Subsidiary Employees

Dana Minbaeva; Larissa Rabbiosi; Guenter K.  Stahl

The Role of Parent-Country Nationals in Reducing the Adverse Effect of Perceived Value Inconsistency on the Commitment of Foreign Subsidiary Employees

Dana Minbaeva, Larissa Rabbiosi, Guenter K. Stahl

Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Abstract

Use of the parent country nationals as work group leaders is an important tool for creating alignment within the MNC network. We argue that the parent country expatriates have a key role in mitigating the adverse effects of
perceived values’ inconsistency on affective commitment of employees in foreign subsidiaries, and ultimately MNC performance. Drawing on data from a global survey of 1567 work groups in a large European MNC, we demonstrate the adverse effects of perceived gaps in corporate core values and demonstrate that by acting as culture carriers and translators of corporate messages, parent country expatriates can create alignment around core espoused values and limit the negative consequences of values’ inconsistency at subsidiary level.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business
Editors	Patricia McDougall-Covin, Tunga Kiyak
Place of Publication	East Lansing, MI
Publisher	Academy of International Business
Publication date	2013
Pages	39
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	AIB 2013 Annual Meeting : Bridging the Divide: Linking IB to Complementary Disciplines and Practice - Sabancı University, Koç University, and Özyeğin University, Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 3 Jul 2013 → 6 Jul 2013 Conference number: 55 http://aib.msu.edu/events/2013/

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Conference	AIB 2013 Annual Meeting
Number	55
Location	Sabancı University, Koç University, and Özyeğin University
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	03/07/2013 → 06/07/2013
Internet address	http://aib.msu.edu/events/2013/

Series	Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings
Volume	55
ISSN	2078-4430

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Minbaeva, D., Rabbiosi, L., & Stahl, G. K. (2013). The Role of Parent-Country Nationals in Reducing the Adverse Effect of Perceived Value Inconsistency on the Commitment of Foreign Subsidiary Employees. In P. McDougall-Covin, & T. Kiyak (Eds.), Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (pp. 39). Academy of International Business. http://aib.msu.edu/events/2013/pdfs/AIB2013_Proceedings.pdf

Minbaeva, Dana ; Rabbiosi, Larissa ; Stahl, Guenter K. . / The Role of Parent-Country Nationals in Reducing the Adverse Effect of Perceived Value Inconsistency on the Commitment of Foreign Subsidiary Employees. Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. editor / Patricia McDougall-Covin ; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business, 2013. pp. 39 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55).

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Minbaeva, D , Rabbiosi, L & Stahl, GK 2013, The Role of Parent-Country Nationals in Reducing the Adverse Effect of Perceived Value Inconsistency on the Commitment of Foreign Subsidiary Employees. in P McDougall-Covin & T Kiyak (eds), Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. Academy of International Business, East Lansing, MI, Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, vol. 55, pp. 39, AIB 2013 Annual Meeting , Istanbul, Turkey, 03/07/2013. <http://aib.msu.edu/events/2013/pdfs/AIB2013_Proceedings.pdf>

The Role of Parent-Country Nationals in Reducing the Adverse Effect of Perceived Value Inconsistency on the Commitment of Foreign Subsidiary Employees. / Minbaeva, Dana ; Rabbiosi, Larissa; Stahl, Guenter K. .
Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. / Patricia McDougall-Covin; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI: Academy of International Business, 2013. p. 39 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55).

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Minbaeva D , Rabbiosi L, Stahl GK. The Role of Parent-Country Nationals in Reducing the Adverse Effect of Perceived Value Inconsistency on the Commitment of Foreign Subsidiary Employees. In McDougall-Covin P, Kiyak T, editors, Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing, MI: Academy of International Business. 2013. p. 39. (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55).