DIVISION HEADQUARTERS GO ABROAD ‐ A STEP IN THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION*
研究了跨国公司为何将部门总部设在海外，构建模型解释其受权力关系影响，并以瑞典跨国公司为样本验证，发现海外强势子公司的吸引力和公司总部的阻力共同决定选址。
ABSTRACT Why are division headquarters of multinational corporations in some cases located abroad? In the multinational corporation the physical location of division headquarters is a problematic issue because of the need for close links both to corporate headquarters and the foreign subsidiaries. This paper develops a model explaining this location as a consequence of power relations associated with the internationalization of the corporation and tests it on a sample of divisions of Swedish multinationals. the results support the view that power relations have an impact on location of division headquarters. One interesting result is the clear indication of countervailing forces, consisting of an attraction force of foreign dominant subsidiaries and a resisting force related to the interests of corporate headquarters.