Essays about: "role subsidiaries"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 35 essays containing the words role subsidiaries.
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11. Core Plant knowledge management and transfer
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknikAbstract : Production sites in international manufacturing networks tend to have different responsibilities and roles in the network. One common classification of plants is to divide the sites into one core plant and several other production units or subsidiaries, where the core plant has an active role in the creation and transfer of knowledge, innovation and know-how, concerning products and processes. READ MORE
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12. Transfer of Organizational Practices. The influence of institutional environments and individual agents
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This study contributes to the understanding of the headquarters (HQ) - subsidiary relationship by investigating the transfer of organizational practices, employing an institutional perspective. In institutional theory, it is recognized that how practices are transferred and adopted will be affected by the institutional environments where the HQ and its subsidiaries are located. READ MORE
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13. “What integration process?” - The role of subsidiary autonomy in integration processes
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how the autonomy in an acquired subsidiary affects the integration process within an M&A process. The study uses a qualitative and deductive method by conducting a case study in a major Swedish technological company. READ MORE
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14. Integrating Environmental Sustainability into Strategy-How headquarters-subsidiary dynamics shape the integration across locally embedded subsidiaries
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Environmental sustainability has gained increased attention among corporations and stake-holders. Recently, proactive companies have started to integrate environmental sustainability into strategy by accumulating products with enhanced environmental performance in ‘envi-ronmental portfolios’. READ MORE
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15. “Living in the bubble”. The role of communication for Swedish expatriates adjustment in China
University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : Increasing number of Swedish companies expands their businesses in the Mainland of China, accompanying with increasing need of expatriating Swedish experienced employees to Chinese subsidiaries. The study aims to collect experiences of Swedish expatriate managers and technical experts’ experiences to identify the propositions explaining Swedish expatriate adjustment to the host Chinese culture. READ MORE
