Essays about: "role subsidiaries"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 35 essays containing the words role subsidiaries.

  1. 21. How media influence South African agri-businesses’ CSR-programs : can CSR create incentives for agri-businesses to include small-scale farmers in their supply chain, despite high transaction costs?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Madelene Casselbrant; [2014]
    Keywords : content analysis; economies of scale; panel data; product differentiation; quantitative media discourse analysis;

    Abstract : In UNDP (2008) the UN Commission on the Private Sector and Development stresses the importance to develop the private sector within the African agricultural sector as a mean in succeeding to reach the Millenium Development Goals. Since the 90s the number of larger agri-businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased. READ MORE

  3. 22. Integration and Onboarding - an International Dimension. A study of integration and management adjustments for Swedish companies operating on the Japanese market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Wlosinska; Ulrika Dillner; [2013-07-15]
    Keywords : Onboarding; Strategies; Culture; Japan; Integration;

    Abstract : The importance of managing and integrating employees in a globalized world with infinite numbers of multinational companies is certainly increasing. Researchers believe that people is nowadays the only resource that truly differentiates markets and cultures from each other. READ MORE

  4. 23. The role of social interaction in knowledge transfer : How do clusters of countries impact the transfer in a Management Consultancy?

    University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jessica Sjönell; Charles Qvarnström; [2013]
    Keywords : Knowledge transfer; Social interaction; management consultancy; contry cluster;

    Abstract : Multinational companies in the global economy of today are competing based on strategic knowledge. The ability to send and receive knowledge within different subsidiaries has therefore become imperative for the international firm. There are several known barriers and facilitators to transferring knowledge across different borders. READ MORE

  5. 24. Swedish MNCs in China : Managing and Organizing Across Borders

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : David Larsson; Johan Lindelöf; Johan Wennergren; [2012]
    Keywords : Organization Design; Culture; Cross-Culture Management; China; Sweden; Multinational Company; Standardization; Localization; Star Model; National Cultural Dimensions; Cultural Differences;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how and to what degree Swedish multinational companies (MNCs) adapt to local conditions when they establish subsidiaries in China, and if cultural differences play an important role in their operations. Background: The major challenge for MNCs establishing abroad is the configuration and integration of their country subsidiaries (Galbraith, 2000). READ MORE

  6. 25. The effect on subsidiary strategy of the recession : A case study of 7 subsidiaries belonging to 3 multinational corporations

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Anna Nordling; Ezaz Paracha; Alex Ofori; [2012]
    Keywords : Recession; Subsidiary strategy; Subsidiary classification; Subsidiary recession response;

    Abstract : Study Purpose Given the current financial stagnation in America and Europe and the increasing priority given to growth markets, the aim of our thesis is to study the impact on business strategy for subsidiaries in multinational corporations. The following research question is studied: How do MNC subsidiaries adjust their internal strategy as a result of this recession? Method The study design is a multiple case study. READ MORE