Technology strategy and MNE subsidiary upgrading in emerging markets

• We connect technology strategy to organizational capability investigate MNE subsidiary upgrading in emerging markets. suggest strategies be delineated by subsidiaries’ manufacturing orientation (local or global) and knowledge transfer type (uni-directional multi-directional). outline four that subsidiaries markets pursue for process, product functional global value chains. This paper investigates of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) suggests implications Global Value Chains (GVCs). Technology is the subsidiary's Drawing upon a multiple case study seven largest Brazilian Swedish MNEs, identifies different types: 1) technical; 2) improvement; 3) development; 4) creation. The findings influences through development operational dynamic capabilities.