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| Research on Reverse Knowledge Transfer of Overseas Subsidiaries of Chinese Enterprises |
| CUI Lianguang，FENG Yongchun，SU Mengmeng |
| 1. Nankai University, Tianjin, China; 2. Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin, China |
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Abstract Based on the “springboard theory”, this study selects Chinese overseas subsidiaries of multinational enterprises in developed economies as samples and builds regression models to examine the influence of the state, industry, enterprise, and multiple levels of factors such as intellectual property, on the reverse knowledge transfer behavior of EMNEs overseas subsidiaries. The results show that EMNEs parent “springboard” intentions have significant and positive impacts on overseas subsidiary autonomy and reverse knowledge transfer. EMNEs parent company’s perceived domestic institutional constraints in China has significant and positive impacts on the overseas subsidiary’s autonomy and reverse knowledge transfer. EMNEs’ overseas subsidiaries’ autonomy has significant and positive effects on reverse knowledge transfer. This study has important theoretical contributions to MNEs research and knowledge transfer for EMNEs overseas subsidiary research.
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Received: 23 July 2018
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