... of the physical distance. Knowledge transfer Tacit knowledge Performance management Multinational companies Localization Explicit knowledge A multinational corporation (MNC) consists of units called subsidiaries in different countries which exchange either raw materials, either finished...

... Haznedar Refrakter's competitiveness significantly both at home and abroad by increasing its product range and vertical integration. Asim Erdilek can be contacted at: asim.erdilek@case.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Turkey Small and medium sized enterprises Multinational...

... dimensions than will assessors in Japan. H2c. Assessors in the USA will place more importance on emotional stability in deriving a predicted job performance rating relative to other big five personality dimensions than will assessors in Japan. Globalization Multinational companies Cross...

... literature and reveals a considerable gap between academic theories and MNEs’ practices. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 International business Human resource management Multinational companies Training Management development Moreover, many authors emphasize the importance...

... or not, but they will enhance competitiveness of firms in general and multinational companies in particular. These companies will be in a better position to understand the societal environment in which they operate. Therefore, better environmental scanning and analysis is possible, which is likely to have a significant...

... Limited 1988 International Businesses Management Education Multinational Companies USA Internationalising the Executive Executive Education at Education Curriculum at General Electric General Electric: A Case Study of Trends in the 1980s 5 by H. Michael Hayes Graduate School of Business...

... Manager", Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 14 No. 1, 1983, pp. 141-146. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Management Development Managerial Qualities Managers Multinational Companies ...

... include a guarantee of a satisfactory job on return, an arrangement to maintain the expatriate's home, regular visits to the US, and planned support and training before and after the assignment from experienced senior personnel. Career Development Managers Multinational Companies Subsidiary...

... appropriate to the individual company's national context; and recognising management development as an integral part of the human resources function. Management Development Multinational Companies Developing Local Nationals in a Multinational by J. R. Crosby Personnel Director, BAT Co. Ltd...