The evolution of the ability to effectively innovate in a transnational organization – a configurational analysis

Macro, S and Ott, UF ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-0260, 2024. The evolution of the ability to effectively innovate in a transnational organization – a configurational analysis. Journal of International Management: 101200. ISSN 1075-4253

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Abstract

The transformation of transnational organizations coincides with the innovation ability and is based on the evolutionary changes in MNEs. The phenomenon of interest is investigated with a qualitative study through interviews with senior directors of a pharmaceutical MNE in both headquarters and subsidiaries supplemented with company data and information. A configurational analysis using fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) transfers the antecedent and outcome conditions into equifinal paths. The ability to innovate effectively is a function of the complexity of organization, complexity of science in light of local responsiveness. The findings contribute to enlarging the transnational theory regarding the ability to innovate effectively and the reconfiguration to a neomultidomestic archetype. The transnational organization with its evolutionary developments and re-configurations is the driver for worldwide innovation in an uncertain environment and with the challenges of new drug development a vehicle for innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. The study is important because it provides access to one of the leading pharmaceutical companies investigating its evolution and reconfiguration to adapt to new challenges in an ever-changing international business and scientific environment.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of International Management
Creators:	Macro, S. and Ott, U.F.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	26 September 2024
ISSN:	1075-4253
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.intman.2024.101200 DOI 2239898 Other
Rights:	©2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	07 Oct 2024 09:59
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2024 09:59
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52365

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