...Jaison Caetano da Silva; Rosilene Marcon; Ronaldo Parente; Cinara Gambirage Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of international expansion of emerging markets multinationals (EMNEs) on the home country nonmarket political strategy and why some EMNEs intensify...

... work‐related value patterns and affect the structuring and functioning of organisations. The four dimensions are: National cultures Globalization Country of origin Greece Business development Multinationals 1. (1) Power distance. The extent to which the members...

... of subsidiaries and thereby influence the evolution of their employment patterns. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Foreign investment Employment Multinationals European Union The integration programmes of the European Union (EU) such as the single European market and European monetary union...

... Decision making Multinationals Subsidiaries Inward investment, or foreign direct investment (FDI), may be defined as the process by which companies based outside a particular geographic area invest in economic activities within that area (Christodoulou, 1996). The expansion of FDI has led...

...Chris C.B. Simango Discusses the extent to which American, European and Japanese pharmaceutical multinational enterprises (MNE) with subsidiaries in the Republic of Ireland have localised specific forms of R&D and contributed to technology transfer. Reports on a survey in which chief executive...

... the supply chain. A statistical analysis highlights key relationships and the article illustrates that entry mode, and multinational enterprise (MNE) ownership are influential variables in the process of regional economic development. The relationship between these variables is complex, but it does account...

...David Williams The development of multinational subsidiaries is of interest to academics, policy‐makers and the business community. Although there is a considerable literature on subsidiary typologies, there is a dearth of empirical investigation to accompany this. This article reports on a field...

...John R. Darling; Arthur K. Fischer Management teambuilding within a multinational enterprise is greatly enhanced if the interactive style reflected by each person is considered. The blend of behavioral styles can affect the collective achievements of the entire management team, as well...

... by an employer). © MCB UP Limited 1997 Expatriates Globalization Multinationals Psychology A range of methods was used to identify companies, and the objective of locating eight expatriates/former expatriates from four organizations was achieved. The expatriates represented a range...

... of the theory and that the survey approach was a questionnaire to 60 multinationals in Germany, England, Italy and France. The use of the MIXMAP‐model for international sport sponsorship enables the sponsor to combine the product and economic environment to decide on the intensity of the different instruments...

...David Williams Foreign direct investment (FDI) manifests itself in different ways and in order to evaluate the likely impact of FDI it is necessary to examine the strategic aspirations of multinational enterprises (MNE). This involves analysing the entry modes which MNEs use to gain access...

... of study is the European policies for television advertising of four multinational corporations of different nationalities through interviews with the advertising agency account executives for each company in Greece. The findings suggest that the issue of standardisation is of little importance in itself...

...Derek Utley A description of the implementation of a language training programme in the UK subsidiary, Rowntree Mackintosh, of a large multinational company, Nestle, is given. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Foreign languages Multinationals Training PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: SETTING UP...

...Myron M. Miller The history of two subsidiaries of the Sunbeam Corporation in Italy in the late 1970s and early 1980s is described. Some important insights into the critical factors for success in international business are highlighted. Corporate strategy Multinationals Strategic management...