Politics and Power in the Multinational Corporation: The Role of Institutions, Interests and Identities

Dorrenbacher, Christoph (Editor)/ Geppert, Mike (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0521197171 / ISBN 13: 9780521197175

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2011

456 pages. 10.25x7.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # __0521197171

Synopsis:

This book was first published in 2011. The current financial and economic crisis has negatively underlined the vital role of multinational companies (MNCs) in our daily lives. The breakdown and crisis of flagship MNCs, such as Enron, WorldCom, Lehman Brothers, Toyota and General Motors, does not merely reveal the problems of corporate malfeasance and market dysfunction. It also raises important questions, both for the public and the academic community, about the use and misuse of power by MNCs in the wider society, as well as the exercise of power by key actors within internationally operating firms. This book examines how issues of power and politics affect MNCs at three different levels; the macro-level, the meso-level and the micro-level. This wide-ranging analysis shows not only that power matters but also how and why it matters, pointing to the political interactions of key power holders and actors within the MNC, both managers and employees.

About the Author: Christoph Dorrenbacher is Professor of Organizational Design and Behaviour in International Business at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin. Mike Geppert is Professor of Comparative International Management and Organization Studies and Director of the Research Centre for Comparative Studies on Organizational Learning in International Settings (COLIS) at the University of Surrey, Guildford.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Politics and Power in the Multinational ...
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New