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...

It is generally agreed between researchers and practitioners that user involvement is a key to the success of computer based information systems. This paper treats user involvement within the framework of a dyadic (two party) communication relationship between user and specialist. We add to...

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...

Svenska företag har under 90-talet omstrukturerat sin verksamhet i snabbt tempo. Det finns många orsaker till detta. Avreglering av marknader, teknikutveckling, globalisering, värderingsförskjutningar hos kunder är några förändringsfaktorer som driver omstruktureringar. I rapporten...

Posten har som ansvarig arbetsgivare skapat en särskild organisation, Posten Futurum, för att stödja och hjälpa anställda som blir övertaliga att få ett nytt arbete. I denna studie redovisas resultaten av telefonintervjuer med ett slumpmässigt urval av 40 deltagare i...

Industrial Dynamics is a recently developed and fast moving area of management analysis. Since its inception it has gained both staunch opponents and severe critics. This paper is an attempt at an impartial appreciation of Industrial Dynamics. The model-building process employed in ID is briefly...

Comments on Forrester, J. W. 1968. Industrial dynamics--After the first decade. Management Sci. 14(7, March) 398-415.