Headquarters and subsidiaries relationship : relationship between headquarters' influence on subsidiaries' strategy and the extent of the use of cultural control.

• Main Authors: Lua, Sheng Join., Ong, Fung Yen., Teh, Soo Wan.
• Other Authors: Tan, Benjamin Lin Boon
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::International business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8345
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper attempts to examine the relationship between headquarters’ influence on subsidiaries’ strategy and the extent of cultural control used. Results reveal that headquarters influence subsidiaries’ strategies through influence on mission statement, core values and HR policy. There also exists...