Chapter 5: Case Studies

As detailed in the research methodology, the case studies are, primarily, based on interviews of key person/persons involved in the security and management of selected multinational enterprises (MNEs). Also, the documents related to the transactions, where possible, were examined to develop better understanding of the process followed as well as to substantiate the information gathered through interview process. Information publicly available from the websites, and other sources, of the acquirer as well as of the target firm was also referred and used for the purpose.

The case study is related to an MNE named Nest Turkey (Nest-T) for this study. This interview was conducted with the corporate security manager of Nest-T, responsible for the supply chain security, information security, transport security, and crisis management of the company in the country. Company brief: Nest has two entities in Turkey: 1 plant, 1 water plant, 9 depots across the country, and 400 distributors.