Essays about: "Multinational Corporation MNC"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 47 essays containing the words Multinational Corporation MNC.

1. 26. Transfer of Organizational Practices. The influence of institutional environments and individual agents

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Filip Sjöstrand; Carl Borgwing; [2016-10-07]
   Keywords : transfer of organizational practices; multinational corporation MNC ; headquarters HQ - subsidiary relationship; institutional environment; individual agency; influential agents;

   Abstract : 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

3. 27. Performativity of Announcing Redundancy announcements and their consequences in the MNC context

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Cemil Eren Fırtın; [2016-09-20]
   Keywords : Redundancy Announcements; Multinational Corporation; Speech-Act Theory; Neo-institutionalism; Agency;

   Abstract : Announcing the redundancies is a common managerial practice of the Multinational Corporations (MNCs). While too much emphasis is placed on the financial consequences of redundancy announcements in previous research; however, little attention is paid to show diverse consequences of the announcements in the cross-border context. READ MORE

4. 28. A Not So Painless Journey : A qualitative case study investigating the complexity with best practice transfer from Sweden to China

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Olivia Liljedahl; Sandra Tynander; [2016]
   Keywords : International Business; Multinational Corporation MNC ; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Transfer; Best Practice; China; Sweden; Headquarter; Subsidiary; Constraints; Success; Process; Outcome;

   Abstract : The research regarding best practice transfer complexity is limited and mainly focused on a Western perspective. Thereby, it overlooks the emerging market context. Further, previous research has not examined the constraints affecting the transfer success from several dimensions. READ MORE

5. 29. Unlocking Ideas at MNC Subsidiaries : A Study on the Acceptance of Subsidiary Initiatives in MNCs

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Gorgijevski; Alexander Artman; [2016]
   Keywords : international business; multinational corporation; corporate entrepreneurship; subsidiary initiatives; resources; innovation in MNCs MNEs; idea-management; headquarter attention; headquarter-subsidiary relationship; subsidiary power; issue initiative-selling.;

   Abstract : Through an extensive literature review it was concluded that there is a substantial lack of understanding of headquarters’ approval processes of foreign subsidiary initiatives. This study thus adds to the extant research on subsidiary initiatives, which is still a rather unexplored and theoretically fragmented field of study. READ MORE

6. 30. Talent Management in a Different Light.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Fredrik Greven; Mick Bauer; [2015-07-13]
   Keywords : Activity System; Practice; Practice-based theory; Talent Management;

   Abstract : Abstract: Talent Management (TM) is a widely used concept with several diverse meanings assigned by scholars and organizations. As a response to the absence of thorough case studies of TM in practice as well as widely spread assumptions in the TM literature, we will in this paper present a study of how TM is practiced by a multinational corporation. READ MORE