We explore the importance of the relational attributes, trust and commitment, and their association with subsidiary development after mandate loss. We examine how greenfield and acquired subsidiaries, through their interaction with headquarters and sister subsidiaries, develop relational attributes through mutual-orientated adaption. These relational attributes are subsequently important elements in upholding and developing subsidiary activities despite the loss of a mandate. We trail this process through a longitudinal field study following the evolution of four multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries. We explain how the subsidiaries relational attributes and part of their activities, associated with its mandates, remain even after the loss of a mandate. The study shows how these relational attributes mitigate and compensate for formal mandate loss.

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授权丧失后关系属性对子公司演化的持久影响

我们探讨了关系属性、信任和承诺的重要性，以及它们在失去授权后与附属发展的关联。我们研究了新建和收购的子公司如何通过与总部和姊妹子公司的互动，通过相互导向的适应发展关系属性。尽管失去了授权，但这些关系属性随后成为支持和发展附属活动的重要因素。我们通过跟踪四家跨国企业 (MNE) 子公司的演变进行的纵向实地研究来跟踪这一过程。我们解释了子公司的关系属性和与其授权相关的部分活动如何在失去授权后仍然存在。