One important effect of the increasing integration of the world economy is the rising importance of possibilities to offshore and outsource value-creating activities. In many industries, firms are able to disaggregate their value chains into smaller parts. This process allows for a less...

This empirical paper explores knowledge outflow from MNC subsidiaries and its impact on the MNC performance. We develop and test hypotheses derived from literature on MNC knowledge flows integrated with the perspective of knowledge-creating, self-interested MNC subsidiaries. The hypotheses are...

For many industries, mergers and acquisitions have become the main pathway for reaching strategic objectives like growth, technological leadership, or efficiency in production and distribution. However, the success rate of most M&A deals is low - and flawed. Unrealistic synergies, wrong target...

Die Eigenschaften von Führungskräften sind massgebend für Analysen auf Unternehmensebene: Trotz reichlicher Forschung sind deren marginalen Effekte noch ungelöst. In der vorliegenden Dissertation werden die Auswirkungen von Eigenschaften der Führungskräfte und deren Zusammensetzung...