The dual embeddedness of global corporations through their supply and internal networks: Performance implications

Fabienne Chedid; Canan Kocabasoglu-Hillmer; Jörg Martin Ries

The dual embeddedness of global corporations through their supply and internal networks: Performance implications

Fabienne Chedid, Canan Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, Jörg Martin Ries

School of Social Sciences

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Abstract

Firms are embedded in two separate networks: the internal network consisting of the parent company and its subsidiaries, and the supply network consisting of suppliers and their subsidiaries. Incorporating two theoretical perspectives: social network theory and dual embeddedness, this study examines the link between collocation with supply networks, geographic dispersion of the internal network and performance. A dataset consisting of 116 companies from the electronics industry is collected from Bloomberg and Orbics in order to operationalize the network constructs. Our empirical analyses reveal that collocation with suppliers positively impacts firm performance only when level of internal geographical dispersion is low.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 29 Jun 2020
Event	27th Annual EurOMA Conference: Managing Operations for Impact - University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom Duration: 29 Jun 2020 → 30 Jun 2020 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/mediacentre/wmgevents/euroma2020/

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Conference	27th Annual EurOMA Conference
Abbreviated title	EurOMA 2020
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Warwick
Period	29/06/20 → 30/06/20
Internet address	https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/mediacentre/wmgevents/euroma2020/

Keywords

Supply network
internal network
embeddedness

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