Over decades, research on multinational enterprises' (MNEs) strategies has been anchored in internalization theory. Strongly grounded in transaction cost economics to explain foreign market entry, it hardly explains how MNEs can build and sustain a competitive advantage. Thus, this paper aims at...

We analyze a novel way to configure and manage multinational networks and propose a model of "co-parenting", characterized by the sharing of parenting roles and distribution of responsibilities between two units. We develop our argument around the notion of the springboard subsidiary, which has...

Konzeptionelle Grundlagen -- Konfiguration in internationalen Dienstleistungsunternehmungen. Ein Rahmenkonzept -- Koordination im internationalen Dienstleistungsmanagement. Herausforderungen und Gestaltungsansätze -- Kundenintegration bei internationalen Dienstleistungen. Theoretische...