Determinantes de la autonomía local en la gestión del trabajo en empresas multinacionales. El caso de las subsidiarias argentinas

Ignacio Cretini; Marcelo Delfini; Alejandra Quadrana

doi:10.15446/ede.v31n58.88667

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2021-01-15

Determinantes de la autonomía local en la gestión del trabajo en empresas multinacionales. El caso de las subsidiarias argentinas

Determinants of Local Autonomy in the Management of Work in Multinational Companies. The Case of Argentine Subsidiaries

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https://doi.org/10.15446/ede.v31n58.88667

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Autonomía local, Gestión del trabajo, Filiales, Empresas Multinacionales, Argentina (es)
Local autonomy, Subsidiaries, Multinational Companies, Argentina, work management (en)

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Ignacio Cretini Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco - CONICET https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8754-4136
Marcelo Delfini Instituto de Industria de la Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento - CONICET
Alejandra Quadrana Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento - CONICET https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4717-2841

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El objetivo de este artículo es analizar los factores determinantes de la autonomía local en gestión del trabajo de subsidiarias de empresas multinacionales en Argentina. A partir de la literatura especializada, se plantean hipótesis tomando las siguientes variables explicativas: país de origen, forma de ingreso al mercado local, integración con la casa matriz y otras filiales, existencia de divisiones intermedias de toma de decisiones, grado de transnacionalización y nivel de afiliación sindical. El análisis se basa en una encuesta aplicada entre los años 2016 y 2017 a filiales, y parte por identificar mediante un análisis de aglomeración dos grupos de empresas según su autonomía. Posteriormente, se realiza un análisis de regresión logística y adicionalmente se presenta un análisis de efectos marginales que permiten una mejor interpretación de la incidencia de cada variable explicativa sobre la dependiente. Los resultados econométricos indican que las empresas de origen estadounidense, con mayor nivel de transnacionalización y divisiones regionales reducen la probabilidad de tener alta autonomía en la gestión de la fuerza de trabajo. En cambio, la vinculación comercial con la red multinacional incide positivamente en la probabilidad de que las empresas tengan alta autonomía local en las prácticas de empleo de las subsidiarias.

The objective of this article is to analyze the determining factors of local autonomy in the management of work at subsidiaries of multinational companies in Argentina. Based on specialized literature, hypotheses are formulated taking the following explanatory variables: country of origin, form of entry into local market, integration with head quarters and other subsidiaries, existence of intermediary divisions in decision making, degree of transnationalism at the level of union affiliation. The analysis is based on a survey applied between 2016 and 2017 at subsidiaries, it begins by identifying through an agglomeration analysis two groups of companies according to their autonomy. Later, an analysis is carried out of the marginal effects that allow an improved interpretation of the incidence of each explanatory variable on the dependent. The econometric results indicate that American companies, with a higher level of transnationalism and regional divisions reduce the probability of having a high autonomy in the management of their work force. On the other hand, commercial connection with the multinational network has a positive effect on the probability that the companies have a high local autonomy in the subsidiaries’ work practices.

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Cretini I, Delfini M, Quadrana A. Determinantes de la autonomía local en la gestión del trabajo en empresas multinacionales. El caso de las subsidiarias argentinas. Ens. Econ. [Internet]. 15 de enero de 2021 [citado 21 de julio de 2024];31(58). Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ede/article/view/88667