Intro; Foreword; Preface; Brief Contents; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Subsidiary Initiative-Taking in Foreign Subsidiaries; 1.2 Research Background and Research Questions; 1.3 Objectives and Structure of the Study; 2 Review of the Literature on Subsidiary Initiatives; 2.1 Roots of Subsidiary Initiative Research; 2.2 Findings from the Literature Review and Analysis; 2.2.1 Overview of the Publication Activity in the Field; 2.2.2 Framework for the Literature Review and Analysis; 2.2.3 Concept of Subsidiary Initiatives; 2.2.3.1 Types of Subsidiary Initiatives

2.2.3.2 Objectives of Subsidiary Initiatives2.2.3.3 Process of Subsidiary Initiatives; 2.2.4 Antecedents of Subsidiary Initiatives; 2.2.4.1 Environmental Level Context; 2.2.4.2 Organizational Level Context; 2.2.4.3 Individual Level Context; 2.2.5 Consequences of Subsidiary Initiatives; 2.2.5.1 Environmental Level Consequences; 2.2.5.2 Organizational Level Consequences; 2.2.6 Theoretical Approaches in the Subsidiary Initiative Field; 2.2.7 Research Methodologies in the Subsidiary Initiative Field; 2.3 Summary of Findings and Implications for Research Project; 3 Research Framework

3.1 Overview of the Research Framework3.2 Elements of the Research Framework; 3.2.1 Subsidiary Role Types; 3.2.1.1 Introduction to Subsidiary Role Typologies; 3.2.1.2 Subsidiary Role Determination and Development; 3.2.1.3 Subsidiary Roles and Entrepreneurial Behavior; 3.2.1.4 Selection of Subsidiary Role Typologies for the Research; 3.2.1.5 Overview of Selected Role Typologies; 3.2.2 Subsidiary Initiative-Taking Behavior; 3.2.2.1 Initiative-Related Resource Management; 3.2.2.2 Headquarters-Subsidiary Alignment; 3.2.3 Subsidiary Initiative Outcomes; 3.3 Theoretical Perspectives

3.3.1 Selection of Theoretical Perspectives for the Study3.3.1.1 Excluded Theories; 3.3.1.2 Selected Theories; 3.3.2 Resource-Based View of the Firm; 3.3.2.1 Overview of the Resource-Based View; 3.3.2.2 Advancements of the Resource-Based View; 3.3.2.3 Resource-Based View in International Business Literature; 3.3.2.4 Resource-Based View in Entrepreneurship Literature; 3.3.3 Resource Dependence Theory; 3.3.3.1 Overview of Resource Dependence Theory; 3.3.3.2 Resource Dependence Theory in International Business Literature; 3.3.4 Contingency Theory; 3.3.4.1 Overview of Contingency Theory

3.3.4.2 Contingency Theory in International Business Literature3.3.5 Linking the Theoretical Perspectives; 3.3.5.1 Relationship Between RBV and RDT; 3.3.5.2 Relationship Between Contingency Theory and RBV; 3.3.5.3 Relationship Between Contingency Theory and RDT; 3.3.5.4 Application of Theoretical Lenses; 3.4 Contingent and Dynamic Resource-Based Framework; 3.4.1 Introduction and Basic Assumptions; 3.4.2 Entrepreneurial Resource Management; 3.4.2.1 Initiative-Related Opportunity Identification; 3.4.2.2 Initiative-Related Resource Structuring; 3.4.2.3 Initiative-Related Resource Bundling