Search for dissertations about: "headquarters-subsidiary relationship"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words headquarters-subsidiary relationship.

2. 1. A Lighter Shade of Dark : Exploring the Value Adding and Value Subtracting Effects of Headquarters Attention and Involvement in Subsidiary Activities

   Author : Amalia C. Nilsson; Henrik Dellestrand; Francesco Ciabuschi; Ram Mudambi; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; multinational corporation; headquarters-subsidiary relationship; attention-based view; parenting; issue selling;

   Abstract : Headquarters of multinational corporations are presented with a diverse range of stimuli that influences the issues that they pay attention to and ultimately get involved in. However, headquarters have to prioritize since their attention and resources are limited, and they cannot pay attention to all issues and get equally involved in all subsidiaries. READ MORE

4. 2. The Modern Journey to the West : Exploring Key Factors Influencing Reverse Knowledge Transfer in Emerging-market Multinationals

   Author : Lingshuang Kong; Francesco Ciabuschi; Ulf Holm; Grazia Santangelo; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Emerging-market multinational corporations; reverse knowledge transfer political relationships; expatriate managers; headquarters-subsidiary relationship.; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : As latecomers to the world economy, emerging-market multinational corporations (EMNCs) often use international expansion as a ‘springboard’ for seeking and accessing advanced knowledge from overseas, particularly from advanced markets, with the goal of offsetting their competitive weaknesses and catching up with their Western counterparts. This behavior is conceptualized as the springboard perspective formulated by Luo and Tung (2007). READ MORE

5. 3. 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