子公司异质性特征对企业集团绩效影响研究述评

Influence of Subsidiary Heterogeneity Characteristics on Group Performance: A Research of Foreign Related Studies

传统企业理论将企业集团所属子公司视为无差异整体,但集团下属子公司在行业分布、成立年限、发展规模和能力成熟度等方面存在着显著的差异,这被称之为子公司的异质性特征,这些异质性特征会对集团总部的管理控制造成不同程度的影响。在回顾国内外相关文献的基础上,对子公司异质性特征的内涵、存在必要性、测度方法及子公司异质性与企业集团整体绩效表现的关系进行了系统梳理与总结。基于分析,提出了子公司异质性特征研究的整合模型,并对该领域未来可能的重点研究方向进行了展望。

The traditional enterprise theory treats subsidiaries of the group as a whole without difference. However, subsidiaries are significantly different in industry distribution, time of founding, firm size and capability maturity, which are called subsidiary heterogeneity characteristics and they have different levels of impacts on the headquater＇s management. Based on the literatures review, this paper summarizes the subsidiary heterogeneity characteristics＇ connotation, necessity, way of measuring, and the relationship between the subsidiary heterogeneity characteristics and the group＇s achievements. Based on these analyses, this paper puts forward an integrated research model of the subsidiary heterogeneity characteristics, and discusses the future researches.