The role of transnational project teams and networks (TPTNs) has increasingly become an important organizational mechanism for facilitating horizontal cooperation in multinational corporations (MNCs). In spite of this importance, there is little information on this innovative form of...

The analysis of practitioners' narratives in four industries--cables and wires, paint, footwear chocolate, and sugar confectionery--shows that innovative international strategies drive the dynamics of international competition. The four industry case studies suggest an empirical classification...