This paper argues that the nature and extent of the benefits that FDI confers on host economies depends in part on the degree of autonomy enjoyed by subsidiary management. Survey evidence of multinational subsidiaries in Malaysia indicates that the autonomy conferred on local management is...

Over the last decade the growth of service firms, and their internationalisation, has attracted considerable attention from researchers, with a special focus on characteristics that distinguish services from goods. However, as the composition of a firm's product can contain both good and service...

Internationalising firms often begin the process by entering similar markets to their own. This strategy has been given as the explanation for the focus by Australian businesses on Britain as the location for much of their foreign direct investment. This paper extends research into Australian...

This article uses research from the fields of international business, economics and industrial relations to investigate how the context of multinational corporations affects the bargaining power of shop-floor workers and senior management. It is set in the context of the Asia Pacific region....