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2. 1. Transnational Projects within Multinational Corporations

   Author : Katarina Lagerström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Transnational projects; projects; multinational; MNCs; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The complexity of organizing and managing the operations within multinational corporations (MNCs) has increased over the recent decades. This has led MNCs to utilize other organizational forms and mechanisms than the ones previously used for increasing collaboration and integration, but also for making use of knowledge developed at units within different countries accessible on a global basis within the corporation. READ MORE

4. 2. Sales coordination in multinational corporations : development and management of key account programmes

   Author : Jakob Rehme; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : sales organisation; sales coordination; buyer seller relationships; key account management; sales teams; marketing organisation; sales process; multinational; multiproduct; försäljningsorganisation; marknadsföring; kundbearbetning; relationsmarknadsföring; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The purpose of the dissertation is to describe and analyse the orgamsmg of sales and marketing in large scale and complex organisations and particularly how key account management programmes are developed, organised and managed.This means that the focus is on the development context in which the sales organisation operates, how key account management (KAM) programmes are organised, the coordination they contribute to, and how the KAM programmes are designed to manage the dyadic seller-buyer relationships. READ MORE

5. 3. The Multinational Company and Society : A Study of Business Network Relationships in Latin America

   Author : Anna Ljung; Amjad Hadjikhani; Cecilia Pahlberg; Anna Bengtson; Pervez Ghauri; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; society; multinational company; business network; relationship; non-business actor; interdependence; NGO; CSR; emerging economies;

   Abstract : The role of society for the development of multinational companies’ (MNC) business has so far not attracted much scholarly attention in international marketing. Responding to recent calls for further research relating MNCs with society, the aim of this thesis is to enhance the understanding of the MNC relationship with society. READ MORE

6. 4. Does foreign ownership matter? : Multinational firms, productivity and spillovers

   Author : Patrik Karpaty; Lars Lundberg; Erik Mellander; Holger Görg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; FDI; Multinational firms; productivity; export; spillovers; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays dealing with the role of foreign owned firms for the development of productivity and exports in Swedish manufacturing. The essays share a common theme, i.e. that multinational firms (MNF) possess some intangible assets that could be transferred to their affiliates. READ MORE

7. 5. 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