Abstracts
Résumé
Le renforcement du rôle des filiales dans la stratégie d’innovation de la Firme Multinationale (FMN) est souligné par différents travaux. Nous proposons quatre idéaux types différenciés de la contributions des filiales dans cette stratégie à partir d’un cadre analytique qui prolonge celui de Bartlett et Ghoshal (1989) et de l’étude du cas d’une FMN emblématique. Parallèlement aux « grandes historiques » et aux « implémenteurs », deux nouveaux types sont mis en avant; les « accélérateurs » et les « forts potentiels » qui développent des innovations susceptibles d’être déployées dans le reste de la FMN. Le type d’innovations que chaque type de filiale serait le plus à même de développer est également précisé.
Mots-clés :
- Firme multinationale,
- filiale,
- innovation,
- stratégie internationale,
- étude de cas,
- déploiement
Abstract
The strengthening of subsidiaries’ role in Multinational Corporations’ (MNC) innovation strategy has been underlined. Based on an extension of the analytical framework developed by Bartlett and Ghoshal (1989) and a case study of a representative MNC, we suggest four differentiated ideal types of subsidiary contributions and the type of innovation they are more prone to develop. Besides “historic big” and “implementer” we highlight two specific contributions of “accelerators” and “high potential” subsidiaries that leverage their capabilities and environment leading to innovation potentially deployed afterwards among the subsidiaries.
Keywords:
- Multinational Corporation (MNC),
- subsidiary,
- innovation,
- international strategy,
- case study,
- deployment
Resumen
El fortalecimiento del papel de las filiales en la estrategia de innovación de la empresa multinacional está subrayado por diversos estudios. Proponemos cuatro ideales-tipos distintos referente a la contribucion de las filiales en esta estrategia basado en un marco analítico que se extiende la de Bartlett y Ghoshal (1989) y un estudio de caso de un empresa multinacional icónica. Junto a los «grandes históricos» y a los «ejecutores», dos nuevos tipos se proponen; los «aceleradores» y «alto potencial» que desarrollan innovaciones que se pueden implementar en el resto de la empresa multinacional. Además, el tipo de innovación que cada ideal sería más probabilidades de desarrollar es especificado.
Palabras clave:
- Empresa multinacional,
- filiales,
- innovación,
- estrategia internacional,
- estudio de caso,
- despliegue
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Notes biographiques
Mathias Guérineau est doctorant en sciences de gestion au Centre de Recherche en Gestion (CRG) de l’école Polytechnique. Son travail de recherche de thèse porte sur l’internationalisation des processus d’innovation et plus précisément sur le déploiement des innovations au sein des firmes multinationales.
Sihem Ben Mahmoud-Jouini est professeur associée à HEC (France) et titulaire de la Chaire Management de l'innovation et globalisation HEC-Orange. Elle est docteur en Sciences de gestion de l’Université Paris 9 Dauphine. Elle a mené ses recherches au Centre de Recherche en Gestion de l’Ecole Polytechnique (CRG) et a été visiting à Stern Business School (NYU) et à Babson College. Ses recherches portent sur le management de l’innovation et notamment le management des innovations de rupture et des processus d’exploration. Elle s’intéresse également au management de l’innovation dans un cadre international ou aussi bien les ressources que les marchés sont globalisés. Elle a récemment co-publié chez Dunod, Le management des innovations et globalisation : enjeux et pratiques contemporains.
Florence Charue-Duboc est directeur de recherche au CNRS et professeur à l’Ecole Polytechnique. Ses recherches portent sur l’innovation technologique et s’intéressent aux phases amont de formulation de concepts et de développement de connaissances sur les produits et leurs usages. Elle les a conduites avec des entreprises de différents secteurs (chimique et pharmaceutique, automobile). Elle est ancienne élève de l’Ecole Polytechnique et docteur de l’Ecole des Mines de Paris (France).
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Biographical notes
Mathias Guérineau is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Research in Management (CRG) at école Polytechnique, France. His research interests focus on the conceptualization and the process of innovation in a globalized context, particularly the deployment of innovation and strategies within different kinds of multinational corporations.
Sihem Ben Mahmoud-Jouini is associate professor at HEC (France). She holds the Orange chair on innovation management and globalization. She has a PhD from Université Paris 9 Dauphine and did her research in the management research center of Ecole Polytechnique (CRG). She was visiting at Stern Business School (NYU) and at Babson College. She is interested in the management of radical innovation and the management of innovation in a context where resources and markets are global.
Florence Charue-Duboc is Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (France) and research director at CNRS. Her research work deals with technological innovation and more specifically upstream phases of the processes. She has conducted empirical analysis in diverse firms in various sectors (chemical and pharmaceutical industry, automotive industry). She holds a Master degree from Ecole Polytechnique and a PhD in Management Science from Ecole des Mines (Paris, France).
Appendices
Notas biograficas
Mathias Guérineau, doctorando en ciencias de gestión en el Centro de Investigación en Gestión de la Escuela Politécnica. Su trabajo de investigación de tesis se centra sobre la internacionalización de los procesos de innovación en las firmes multinacionales y, mas precisamente, sobre el despliegue de las innovaciones.
Sihem Ben Mahmoud-Jouini es profesora asociada en HEC y titular de la Cátedra de Gestión de la innovación y la globalización HEC-Orange. Es doctora en Ciencias de gestión (Universidad París 9 Dauphine, Francia). Ha llevado a cabo sus investigaciones en el Centro de Investigación de Gestión de la Escuela Politécnica (CGR) y fue profesora visitante en la Stern Business School (NYU) y Babson College. Su investigación comprende la organización de los procesos de innovación y de desarrollo de nuevos productos así como el empresariado.
Florence Charue-Duboc es profesora de gestión de la innovación en la escuela de ingeniería Ecole Polytechnique (Francia) y directora de investigación en el CNRS. Su investigación se enfoca en la innovación tecnológica y específicamente las fases iniciales de la formulación de conceptos, así como el desarrollo de conocimientos sobre el producto y su utilización. Ha llevado a cabo numerosos estudios empíricos centrados en el desarrollo de nuevos productos e innovación en diversos sectores (químico y farmacéutico, automotriz). Tiene una maestría del Ecole Polytechnique y un Ph.D en gestión de la escuela de ingeniería Ecole de Mines (Paris, Francia).