Multinational Corporations as Networks

Dirk Morschett (), Hanna Schramm-Klein and Joachim Zentes ()
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Dirk Morschett: University of Fribourg
Hanna Schramm-Klein: University of Siegen
Joachim Zentes: Saarland University

Chapter 1 in Strategic International Management, 2015, pp 3-24 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The complexity of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) regarding multiple geographical markets and the dispersed activities within the company often renders centralised management models ineffective and inefficient. Knowledging the increased relevance of foreign subsidiaries and the observation that some subsidiaries assume strategic roles within the MNC lead to a conceptualisation of the MNC as a network. In this Chapter, the network perspective of the MNC is explained, nodes and linkages in the network are described and the contribution of this perspective to understanding the modern MNC is demonstrated.

Keywords: Joint Venture; Multinational Corporation; Strategic Management Journal; Foreign Subsidiary; Network Perspective (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-07884-3_1

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