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

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...

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Main Authors: Lua, Sheng Join., Ong, Fung Yen., Teh, Soo Wan.
Other Authors: Tan, Benjamin Lin Boon
Format: Final Year Project
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8345
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
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Summary: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 a relationship between a particular strategy and organisation culture type.