Essays about: "subsidiary industry"

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  1. 16. The HQ-driven Knowledge Transfer Process in an Industrial MNC: A Case Study of the Swedish MNC Epiroc

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linn Bissmarck; Olof Lindhe; [2018-07-03]
    Keywords : knowledge transfer; headquarter; subsidiary; semi-autonomous; absorptive capacity; disseminative capacity;

    Abstract : As multinational corporations are growing and becoming more complex, transferring important and relevant knowledge efficiently to peer units in the organization is crucial. However, most studies within the concept of knowledge transfer have focused on knowledge inflows and outflows to and from subsidiaries in the organization. READ MORE

  2. 17. Adaptation of Business Practices in Swedish Software-Exporting SMEs: An Institution-Based View of Internationalization

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alexander Johansson; Alma Turkovic; [2018-07-03]
    Keywords : Institutional impact; Formal institutions; Informal institutions; Institutional distance; SMEs internationalization; Software industry; Software-Exporting SMEs; Networks; Network interactions; Business practices;

    Abstract : Previous research has acknowledged the importance of software SMEs by emphasizing their ability to compete in the international arena despite their smaller size. Further, the internationalization of software SMEs have been emphasized as an interesting phenomenon as they have not followed classic incremental internationalization paths, meaning the establishing a subsidiary in a foreign country of operations, but instead software SMEs favor direct exports. READ MORE

  3. 18. Coordination and how it unfolds in a global corporation: Practical evidence for the case of a German long-haul distance mobility provider

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Robin Olsson; [2018-07-03]
    Keywords : Coordination; Mechanisms; Independency; Internationalization; HQ-Subsidiary relationship;

    Abstract : The topic of coordination within global organizations has gained substantial research attention over the past two decades. In this context, this paper specifically studies the coordination of the headquarter (HQ) with geographically distant subsidiaries based on a practical case study of a quickly growing multinational corporation within the long-haul distance mobility industry. READ MORE

  4. 19. Dynamic Pricing Communication

    University essay from KTH/Radio Systems Laboratory (RS Lab)

    Author : Steven Ly; [2018]
    Keywords : Data sharing; Dynamic pricing; Parking industry; Parking tariffs; Protocol; Datakommunikation; Dynamisk prissättning; Parkeringsindustrin; Parkeringstariffer; Protokoll;

    Abstract : Parking is an old concept, which fundamentally involves leaving a vehicle at a place. Parking has been considered as a subsidiary activity to owning a car. However, these days owning a car has become the norm, which leads to a greater demand for parking. READ MORE

  5. 20. Entry Mode Strategies of Advanced Market Economies into Emerging Markets of Sub-Saharan Africa: The example of a power generation MNE

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jude Nkeme Ngambong; [2017-09-05]
    Keywords : Internationalization; advanced economies; entry modes; entry barriers; foreign direct investment; Sub-Saharan Africa;

    Abstract : Since the last decades researchers in the internationalization of firms have mainly focused on internationalization in developed markets and Asian emerging markets. Until recently, less attention has been devoted towards understanding how firms from advanced economies establish themselves in underdeveloped countries. READ MORE