In-depth case studies of 4 times and a questionnaire survey of 52 companies show that the mother-daughter structure prevalent in Swedish MNCs is changing. Firms tends to adopt organizational structures ’in between’ a pure mother-daughter one and one divided along product or technology lines....

Strategy is implemented by people; this article emphasizes this fundamental notion throughout. The characteristics of the major strategic levels and tasks in a multinational corporation (MNC) are identified, along with their implications for strategic human resource management. Through...

It is generally agreed between researchers and practitioners that user involvement is a key to the success of computer based information systems. This paper treats user involvement within the framework of a dyadic (two party) communication relationship between user and specialist. We add to...

The multinational corporation has always presented challenging management tasks. Operating in a larger number of business settings than most other corporations, the managements of such firms encounter an unusually complex set of opportunities and threats. The multinational corporation faces...

Coming more than 25 years after the last edition, this edition of the groundbreaking Ansoff work on the concepts and practical implementation of strategic management provides up-to-date case studies and simplified figures and offers a comprehensive approach to guiding firms through turbulent...

Industrial Dynamics is a recently developed and fast moving area of management analysis. Since its inception it has gained both staunch opponents and severe critics. This paper is an attempt at an impartial appreciation of Industrial Dynamics. The model-building process employed in ID is briefly...