Managing the Contemporary Multinational: The Role of Headquarters (New Horizons in International Business series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848448074 ISBN 13: 9781848448070

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Managing the Contemporary Multinational explores the role of headquarters in different structures of multinational firms and shows how this role is affected by the complexity of contemporary research.

This topical book illustrates that contemporary research has added complexity to the attributes of the multinational, with implications for the role of headquarters. It examines claims that subsidiaries contribute to the overall competitiveness of the corporation, that they are organized in corporate networks spanning country borders, and that they depend upon specific relationships in the external network. It is stressed that headquarters' knowledge of the multinational and its business environment is crucial, but also problematic. The eminent contributors question whether headquarters have become more or less important given the complexity of contemporary research, and argue that the answer to this question depends on the theoretical foundation adopted in the multinational.

Based on empirical studies, this invaluable book will be a captivating read for students and researchers interested in international business and international management.

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Edited by Ulf Andersson, Mälardalen University and Ulf Holm, Uppsala University, Sweden

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848448074
• ISBN 13: 9781848448070
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Andersson Ulf, Holm Ulf