The corporate headquarters (CHQ) of the multi-business enterprise, which emerged as the dominant organizational form for the conduct of business in the twentieth century, has attracted considerable scholarly attention. As the business environment undergoes a fundamental transition in the...

Frontmatter -- Zur "Managementforschung" -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Systemrationalisierung an ihren Grenzen - Organisationsgrenzen und Funktionen von Grenzstellen in Wirtschaftsorganisationen -- Die Gestaltung von Systempartnerschaften zwischen Automobilherstellern und ihren Zulieferern...

I. Introduction -- 1. The Myth of Universality in Transnational Organizational Science -- 2. From the Atlantic to the Pacific Century: Cross-Cultural Management Reviewed -- II. Insights and Perspectives from Europe -- 3. Applying American Organizational Sciences in Europe and the United Kingdom:...