Search for dissertations about: "headquarters"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the word headquarters.

2. 1. Headquarters' Involvement in Managing Subsidiaries

   Author : Emma Stendahl; Jan Löwstedt; Ali Yakhlef; Ulf Holm; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MNCs; headquarters involvement; coordination; control; innovation; collaboration; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : Within contemporary research on the multinational corporation (MNC), the topic of headquarters' involvement has grown considerably in importance. As the central organisational unit in the MNC, headquarters has the potential to add value to the firm by performing an administrative and entrepreneurial role. READ MORE

4. 2. Orchestrating Innovation in the Multinational Enterprise : Headquarters Involvement in Innovation Transfer Projects

   Author : Henrik Dellestrand; Ulf Andersson; Martin Johanson; Andrew Delios; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational enterprise; headquarters-subsidiary relationships; innovation transfer; involvement; orchestration; resource allocation; attention; subsidiary evolution; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : In the past several decades research has emphasized innovation development and transfer as key issues when investigating the multinational enterprise (MNE). This thesis focuses on the question of what factors make headquarters involve itself in innovation transfer projects taking place between a sending and a receiving subsidiary within the MNE. READ MORE

5. 3. The Conundrum of Home-country Political Embeddedness : Impact on Reverse Knowledge Transfer in Emerging-market Multinationals

   Author : Cong Su; Francesco Ciabuschi; Ulf Holm; BENT PETERSEN; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; emerging-market multinational corporations; political embeddedness; reverse knowledge transfer; headquarters; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Emerging-market multinational corporations (EMNCs), particularly state-owned ones, have been increasingly active players in the global arena and have become a significant feature of the global business landscape. Research on EMNCs has focused on their distinctive features, particularly on their politically embedded nature in home institutions. READ MORE

6. 4. Enter the Dragon : Toward a Micro-political View on Subsidiary Initiatives

   Author : Alexander N. Gorgijevski; Christine Holmström; Katarina Lagerström; Jens Gammelgaard; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational corporation; Subsidiary initiatives; Micro-political view; headquarters-subsidiary relationship; headquarters attention; initiative-selling; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Subsidiary initiatives are proactive, entrepreneurial activities that arise locally without central directives or planning from headquarters. Prior research suggests that subsidiary initiatives are crucial to multinational corporations’ (MNCs) success in foreign locations as they hold the potential to enhance local responsiveness, worldwide learning, and global integration by the leveraging of new knowledge. READ MORE

7. 5. Subsidiary-Headquarters Relationships in International Business Networks : Doctoral thesis no. 61

   Author : Cecilia Pahlberg; Uppsala universitet; []
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