...Alexander Kristiansen; Roger Schweizer Purpose In the mainstream international business literature on multinational corporations (MNCs), an authoritative central headquarter (HQ) that transfers standardised practices to its subsidiaries remains the norm. This study aims to explore how MNCs...

...Aušrinė Šilenskytė; Adam Smale Purpose This paper aims to illustrate why an understanding of how levels of analysis interact is an essential part of multilevel research in the field of international business (IB). Using research on strategy implementation (SI) in multinational corporations (MNCs...

... of origin to understand how they enact the DM discourse by drawing on their past and present experiences at US multinational corporations (MNCs) located in Mexico. Design/methodology/approach This study, based on six open-ended interviews with local and expatriate women CEOs who work in MNCs situated...

... the multinational company (MNC), which is interwoven with power struggles at the intraorganizational and interorganizational level of an MNC and its environment. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes the main elements of Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice and demonstrates their applicability to power...

... or cultural features, actively are made salient, polarized or convergent, in conflictual practice transfer processes due to local contingencies. Mai S. Linneberg can be contacted at: msl@asb.dk In traditional practice transfer studies in MNCs, relatively sparse attention has been accorded...