Role of the Subsidiary in International Business

Marlena Dzikowska is Assistant Professor at Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland. Previously she has been a visiting scholar at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, the University of Glasgow, UK, and Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. Her research interests include the role and evolution of subsidiaries, value chain management, relocation, and competitiveness.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Functional Responsibilities of Subsidiaries: Theoretical Perspectives.- 3. Functional Responsibilities in Subsidiary Role Studies: Literature Overview.- 4. Determinants of Functional Responsibilities of Subsidiaries and Methodology of the Empirical Study.- 5. Determinants of Functional Responsibilities of Subsidiaries: Empirical Verification.