Expatriates, subsidiary autonomy and the overseas subsidiary performance of MNEs from an emerging economy
基于资源依赖理论，研究中国跨国企业外派人员如何通过影响子公司自主权进而影响子公司绩效，发现外派人员增加会降低自主权并损害绩效，且东道国制度质量会强化这一负面效应。
Despite a growing body of research on the role of expatriates in subsidiary performance, the mechanisms through which expatriates affect subsidiary performance are still the subject of debate. Drawing on resource dependence theory, we examine the indirect effects of expatriates on subsidiary performance via subsidiary autonomy based on a sample of Chinese multinational enterprises. The findings show that an increase in expatriates reduces the level of subsidiary autonomy and thus negatively affects subsidiary performance. We also find that the institutional quality of host countries reinforces the negative impact of expatriates on subsidiary autonomy, but reduces the importance of the latter on subsidiary performance.