In the past decades, the notion of differentiated subsidiary roles within multinational network corporations has inspired a considerable amount of research. Surprisingly, the question of whether headquarters and subsidiary managers perceive a certain subsidiary’s role in the same way has been...

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...

This thesis analyzes the motivation and performance of 403 acquisitions made by emerging multinational corporations (EMNCs) in Western Europe and North America between 1994 and 2013. The findings indicate that most EMNCs were motivated to acquire in order to obtain access to the upstream and...

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 --...

Wilhelm Griga explores benefits of inpatriation, issues, remediation strategies, and factors influencing inpatriate assignment effectiveness to better fulfill individual and organizational demands. The author covers inpatriation theory and presents empirical research results on inpatriates from...

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...

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....