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The special issue on FDI and multinational corporations: An introduction
2019
Abstract This paper offers an introduction to the special issue on FDI and multinational corporations: http://www.economics-ejournal.org/special-areas/special-issues/fdi-and-multinational-corporations. It summarizes the contents of the five papers included, and relates them to the recent literature on the subject.
THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ANGIOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL SOCIETY BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION
2006
THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ANGIOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL SOCIETY BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION
Diversity in Teams : Perceptions of Team Learning Behaviour in a Military Staff Exercise
2020
The aim of this study is to analyse diversity in team learning behaviour between and among national respondents’ perceptions during a military staff exercise (CJSE). Edmondson’s team learning behaviour model is used as the theoretical basis of the study. The results showed statistically significant differences both between and among national respondents’ perceptions. The research results indicate that team leader coaching, team psychological safety, the importance of obtaining expert knowledge as well as pre-exercise training are perceived to be crucial for team learning behaviour. The study has theoretical and practical implications for a more nuanced understanding of the diversity of team…
A transaction cost analysis of staffing decisions in international operations
2005
Abstract This paper analyzes staffing decisions in foreign subsidiaries from the perspective of transaction cost theory. We focus on the ex post transaction costs of the employment relation. Specifically, we look at the monitoring, bonding, maladaptation, and bargaining costs of conducting activities in specific subsidiaries in a foreign country. We hypothesize that the transaction costs of using expatriates are lower than those generated by local employees, especially in the higher managerial echelons of foreign subsidiaries, but also that costs can be reduced as individuals become more experienced. We also conjecture that ex post transaction costs are influenced by cultural differences be…
Naftas un gāzes rūpniecības ietekmes analīze uz valsts ekonomisko vidi
2020
Valsts, kura ražo un eksportē naftu parasti tiek uzskatīta par attīstības valsti. Kazahstānas Republika ir viena no attīstības valsts piemēriem ar lielām naftas un gāzes rezervēm. Šī darba pirmajās daļās tiek aprakstīta globālās ekonomikas tekošā situācija naftas un gāzes industrijā, un kādu vietu šī nozare ieņem Kazahstānā. Darba autora veiktie pētījumi, iekļauj sevī PESTLE analīzi, kas uzskatāmi parāda naftas un gāzes industrijas ietekmi uz Kazahstānas ekonomiku, ņemot vērā starptautisko korporāciju ietekmi uz tādām nozarēm kā politika, ekonomika, tehnoloģijas un apkārtējā vide. Pētījuma rezultāti attēlo negatīvas un pozitīvas ietekmes faktoru virkni, kuri savukārt var būt paaugstināti va…
New Business Models In-The-Making in Extant MNCs: Digital Transformation in a Telco
2017
In recent years, we can observe the emergence of firms, born both digital and global, that have disrupted existing industries. Deploying digital technologies, they have developed innovative value chains and business models that threaten established multinational companies (MNCs). In this chapter, we examine how MNCs can and do respond to the challenge digital technologies represent. We describe the main facets of digital technologies and discus the potential these have to undermine the value chains and business models of established MNCs. In order to illustrate this, we employ longitudinal data from Telenor, a leading multinational mobile telecom company. Telenor perceives digitalization as…
Governance of global value chains after the Covid-19 pandemic: A new wave of regionalization?
2021
The disruption of the trade and investment activities of multinational enterprises as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic has reinvigorated the debate on the configuration of global value chains (GVCs) as well as the risks and challenges associated with offshoring. This article depicts how the pandemic might affect GVC configuration by driving a trend toward a more regional footprint in industries in which resilience and reliability are critical. Such a shift would create new opportunities for reshoring, and affect both the types of upgrading trajectories and the governance systems in value chains. The article also draws from the intersection of the global-strategy and value-chain field…
Co‐parenting through subsidiaries: A model of value creation in the multinational firm
2017
Research summary We analyze a novel way to configure and manage multinational networks and propose a model of "co-parenting", characterized by the sharing of parenting roles and distribution of responsibilities between two units. We develop our argument around the notion of the springboard subsidiary, an operating subsidiary which assumes headquarters’ functions since it shares greater institutional closeness with both the headquarters’ country as well as with the host region. Based upon qualitative data, our inductive model revolves around three stages: establishment, consolidation and maturity, each of which reflects distinct roles and loci of decision making among the three actors involv…
Breaking Stereotypes Concerning Remigrated Children - A Multinational Possible Intervention Plan through School
2021
The article is based on a multinational study involving five countries (Romania, Portugal, Italy, North Macedonia, and Iceland) facing the return migration or remigration situation. Pupils (n = 1615), teachers (n = 370), future teachers (n = 166) and youth workers (n = 30) were questioned about various aspects regarding the subject. Among the matters, cultural needs appear to the most important. Based on the statistical analysis, the article describes the dynamics of the dependent variables, with highlighted interest on cultural needs. Psychological and social needs, cultural needs, and educational needs are discussed and link conclusions appear. Following the analysis, an intervention plan…
The Veblen-Gerschenkron Effect of FDI in Mezzogiorno and East Germany
2003
The presence of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) can benefit local economies. In particular, if MNEs are very productive compared to domestic firms, they may promote learning and catch-up of local firms. Such a channel of spillovers from MNEs to local firms is known as the Veblen-Geschenkron effect. Rather than the overall density of MNEs in a region or sector, it is their initial productivity advantage on the local firm to determine the positive effect on domestic productivity growth. We test this hypothesis using firm level data for German and Italian companies during the 90's and we find evidence of a significant and robust Veblen-Gerschenkron effect.