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...

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...