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6. The complex internationalization process unfolded : The case of Atlas Copco’s entry into the Chinese mid-market
Sammanfattning : Despite its contemporary relevance, we still have limited empirical knowledge about the forces underlying complex internationalization processes as when multinational corporations (MNCs) seek to enter new growing markets. Based on a real-time process study comprising ninety interviews and two hundred hours of observation made between 2009 and 2012, Atlas Copco’s entry into the Chinese mid-market was investigated. LÄS MER
7. In Search of MNC Competitive Advantage : The Role of Foreign Subsidiaries as Creators and Disseminators of Knowledge
Sammanfattning : Research on the multinational corporation (MNC) has highlighted the development of knowledge that occurs in geographically dispersed subsidiaries, and several scholars have emphasized the significance of subsidiary knowledge for the success of the MNC. This thesis contributes to the understanding of how knowledge is developed within MNC subsidiaries and how the development of subsidiary knowledge is related to the transfer of subsidiary knowledge and subsidiary impact on the performance of the larger MNC. LÄS MER
8. The Modern Journey to the West : Exploring Key Factors Influencing Reverse Knowledge Transfer in Emerging-market Multinationals
Sammanfattning : 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). LÄS MER
9. Influences on Transfer Effectiveness : An Exploratory Study of Headquarters Transfer of Capabilities to Subunits in the Multinational Corporation
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates factors that influence the effectiveness of headquarters’ transfers of capabilities to subunits in multinational corporations.Received literature has emphasized that headquarters has a unique organizational position as the sender in such transfers. LÄS MER
10. Headquarters' Involvement in Managing Subsidiaries
Sammanfattning : Within contemporary research on the multinational corporation (MNC), the topic of headquarters' involvement has grown considerably in importance. As the central organisational unit in the MNC, headquarters has the potential to add value to the firm by performing an administrative and entrepreneurial role. LÄS MER