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A model of dual organizational identification in the context of the multinational enterprise
Author(s) -
Vora Davina,
Kostova Tatiana
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.422
Subject(s) - multinational corporation , construct (python library) , context (archaeology) , dual (grammatical number) , business , identification (biology) , social identity theory , categorization , knowledge management , organizational commitment , affect (linguistics) , psychology , social psychology , epistemology , computer science , social group , art , paleontology , philosophy , botany , literature , communication , finance , biology , programming language
Integrating organizational behavior research on Social Identity Theory (SIT), Self‐Categorization Theory (SCT), and organizational identification with international management research, we develop a model of dual organizational identification (DOI) for subsidiary managers in multinational enterprises (MNEs). We conceptualize the DOI construct in terms of relative magnitude and form and then present a model that specifies a set of contextual antecedents at the organizational and country levels of analysis as well as individual and organizational level consequences related to subsidiary manager role issues. Specifically, we suggest that type of MNE impacts the relative magnitude of DOI, while type of MNE, cultural distance, and institutional distance affect the form of DOI. In turn, relative magnitude of DOI is posited to impact fulfillment of subsidiary manager roles, subsidiary‐parent cooperation, and knowledge transfer. Form of DOI affects the experience of role conflict by subsidiary managers. We conclude with a discussion of the contribution of our model to the organizational behavior and international management literatures, its implications for research, and some possible theoretical extensions. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.