Search for dissertations about: "foreign subsidiaries"

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2. 1. Technological Evolution in Foreign Subsidiaries : Among Average Joes, Superstars and the New Kids on the Block

   Author : Philip Kappen; Uppsala universitet; []
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   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the ultimate limits for technological evolution among advanced foreign subsidiaries within the boundaries of the multinational corporation. It explores the theoretical drivers behind the evolution of foreign subsidiaries’ technological capabilities and empirically examines the long-run, evolutionary developments by investigating the patterns and pace of entering new technologies. READ MORE

4. 2. Technological Growth in the MNC : A Longitudinal Study of the Role of Advanced Foreign Subsidiaries

   Author : Katarina Blomkvist; Ivo Zander; Rajneesh Narula; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational corporation; foreign subsidiary; technology; capability emergence; capability diffusion; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis emphasizes the technological evolution of technologically advanced foreign subsidiaries of multinational corporations, in order to examine specific and related research questions as to what is the nature of the advanced modern MNC regarding technological growth. In particular, evolutionary paths and potential limits to the development of technological capabilities at the level of individual foreign subsidiaries, and to what extent these subsidiaries serve as significant sources of technological capabilities for other actors in the multinational group are highlighted. READ MORE

5. 3. Compensation of Losses in Foreign Subsidiaries within the EU : A Comparative Study of the Unilateral Loss-Compensation Mechanisms in Austria and Denmark

   Author : Anna Gerson; Björn Westberg; Niels Winther-Sørensen; Bertil Wiman; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Losses; group taxation; loss relief; neutrality; single-entity approach; horizontal equity; ability to pay principle; double dip; arbitrary income shifting; permanent income shifting; Financial law; Finansrätt; European law; EU-rätt;

   Abstract : This study commences in the problems related to the restricted possibilities for cross-border groups to take losses incurred in foreign subsidiaries into account upon taxation. These difficulties lead to the situation where the overall tax burden of the group, seen as an economic unit, might exceed its economic capacity. READ MORE

6. 4. In Search of MNC Competitive Advantage : The Role of Foreign Subsidiaries as Creators and Disseminators of Knowledge

   Author : Christine Holmström; Mats Forsgren; Ulf Holm; Torben Pedersen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; MNC Competitive Advantage; Subsidiary Knowledge; Knowledge Transfer; Learning; Centre of Excellence; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Research on the multinational corporation (MNC) has highlighted the development of knowledge that occurs in geographically dispersed subsidiaries, and several scholars have emphasized the significance of subsidiary knowledge for the success of the MNC. This thesis contributes to the understanding of how knowledge is developed within MNC subsidiaries and how the development of subsidiary knowledge is related to the transfer of subsidiary knowledge and subsidiary impact on the performance of the larger MNC. READ MORE

7. 5. Foreign acquisitions : management of the integration process

   Author : Ulf Lindgren; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The basic purpose of this thesis is to investigate how multinational corporations manage the integration of acquired subsidiaries into the existing systems and structure of the acquiring group. By integration is meant the instruments, procedures and processes (integrative devices) used by the acquiring MNC in order to undertake changes in the systems and structure in the acquired subsidiary. READ MORE