Today, Multinational Corporations (MNCs) spread their value chains across the globe and foreign subsidiaries play a crucial role in creating value within and for the MNC. While some MNCs are aware of their subsidiaries' performance, others only have a vague idea. Research findings in this area...

Petra Ehemann analysiert auf Basis einer Stichprobe von 133 befragten Dyaden aus 29 Ländern, welche Faktoren den Zentralisierungsgrad im Rahmen von operativen Marketing- und Vertriebsfragen bedingen. Darüber hinaus untersucht sie die Auswirkungen der Autonomie von Landesorganisationen.

Grundlagen -- Vorgaben an ein Verlustverrechnungssystem -- Bewertung des deutschen Verlustverrechnungssystems de lege lata -- Ansätze der Kommission zur Koordinierung bzw. Harmonisierung steuerlicher Vorschriften -- Verlustverrechnungssysteme ausgewählter Mitgliedstaaten --...

This is the first book to explain the expansion of multinational enterprises (MNEs) into a transition economy from a technology accumulation perspective. The author provides a theoretical alternative to accepted wisdom regarding technology transfer, and discusses the policy implications of this...

Social embeddedness has been identified as a critical success factor for operations of MNCs in low-income markets. Based on survey data gathered from two subsidiaries of a European MNC, Dina Badry examines relational and structural network aspects with regard to their influence on the success of...

Matthias Daub develops a structured framework for the management of service offshore centers taking into account the strategic relevance of the services and the characteristics of their customer relationships. Detailed case studies give important insights into the coordination of service...

In the field of international business, it is increasingly recognized that Multinational Corporations (MNCs) can no longer rely on headquarters as the single source of competitive advantage. Therefore, growing interest centers on decentralized entrepreneurial initiatives that originate in their...

Im Hinblick auf ihre Internationalisierung müssen Unternehmen nicht nur traditionelle Bereiche wie Beschaffung, Produktion oder Absatz professionell ausrichten, sie müssen Internationalisierung auch übergreifend aus strategischer, struktureller und kultureller Perspektive steuern....

International business scholars have conducted a considerable amount of research on both headquarters-subsidiary relationships and subsidiary roles. The horizontal relationships between foreign subsidiaries, however, have not gained much attention - although these linkages are important to the...