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The Effect of MNC subsidiary Host Country Nationals' Contact with Foreign Managers on Organizational Identification: Moderating Effect of MNC subsidiary Localization

다국적기업 자회사 현지 직원의 외국인 임직원과의 접촉이 조직일체감에 미치는 영향: 자회사 현지화 수준의 조절효과

  • Ji Sun Won (Sogang Graduate School, Sogang University) ;
  • Chi-Yeon You (Sogang Business Research Institute, Sogang University) ;
  • Khan-Pyo Lee (Sogang Business School, Sogang University)
  • 원지선 (서강대학교 일반대학원 ) ;
  • 유치연 (서강대학교 경영연구소) ;
  • 이강표 (서강대학교 경영학부)
  • Received : 2021.02.01
  • Accepted : 2021.04.26
  • Published : 2021.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is as follows. First we investigate the relationship between contact with foreign managers (CFM) of host country nationals (HCNs) working at MNC subsidiaries and their organizational identification with MNC (OIM). Second we examine the moderating effect of MNC subsidiary localization (MSL) on the relationship between CFM and OIM. For this purpose, we set hypotheses on the relationship among CFM, OIM, and MSL. To verify theses hypotheses, we conducted hierarchical regression analysis on the data from 374 HCNs in 56 MNC subsidiaries. The results of this study are as follows: Frist, CFM positively affects OIM. Second, there is a significant moderating effect of MSL on the relationship between CFM and OIM. Our findings have critical implications in that a subsidiary-level variable that has a significant impact on organizational identification with MNC is presented and in that specific managerial guidelines for subsidiaries can be drawn.

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