... Purpose The research was governed by the following questions: 1. What opportunities and conflicts do subsidiary initiatives create in HQ-subsidiary relationships? 2. How does the MNC subsidiary network stifle or oppose subsidiary initiatives, and what role does HQ play in this process? 3. Does...

... in their operations based across the world. Design/methodology/approach - Uses the examples of KLA Tencor(semiconductor industry) and its factories in Asia, Hunter Douglas (window coverings) and its retailers in Asia, Europe and Canada, and Network Appliance(data storage technology) and its subsidiaries in the Middle...

...A. Ferner © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Industrial relations Multinationals Subsidiaries Trade unions United Kingdom United States of America Policies on union representation in US multinationals in the UK: between micro-politics and macro-institutions...