cross-national transfer of employment practices in multinationals Abstract This paper argues for the systematic incorporation of power and interests into analysis of the cross-border transfer of practices within multinational companies (MNCs). Using a broadly Lukesian perspective on power it is argued that the transfer of practices involves different kinds of power capabilities through which MNC actors influence their institutional environment both at the ‘macro-level’ of host institutions
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Apple Inc. Examining The Heart of A Multinational Company Apple Inc. previously known as Apple Computer Inc. was founded in 1976. The American Multinational Corporation is known for dominating the technology industry with market savvy products. Apple’s success is attributed to the company’s ability to design and produce products with highly valued customer benefits and unique benefits for which customers pay premium prices. Although the company has a large presence in various segments of
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Configurations of Strategy and Structure in Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations Author(s): Julian M. Birkinshaw and Allen J. Morrison Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 26‚ No. 4 (4th Qtr.‚ 1995)‚ pp. 729-753 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/155297 . Accessed: 06/04/2013 06:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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Introduction: Giordano International Limited was founded in 1981 and is a successful retailer and distributor of casual apparels operating in East Asia‚ South East Asia and the Middle East. Giordano operated in 20 countries and the corporate strategies encompassed values like quality‚ innovation‚ knowledge‚ simplicity and service. Its core competencies lied in creating ‘value for money’ thorough efficient supply chain and creating a good brand image by means of differentiation in customer services
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Assess the global role and local impact of multinational companies. A multinational company is often defined as a corporation whose operations and investments are broaden across a number of countries. They are also referred to as transnational companies. Therefore given this definition it would be expected that if a company operates over such a large territory that it would indeed have many effects and impacts‚ locally and globally‚ and its role would also be quite significant as it can have a direct
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manufactured at the united states‚ using parts from Taiwan‚ and so on‚ it feels like we are taking a virtual trip around the world every day. By globalization‚ we mean shedding down the walls of distrust and the barriers of suspicion in between countries‚ to make a bridge where ideas and beliefs can cross the borders. Though globalization today primarily covers the economical side‚ the impact is not limited to the economy only. It actually affects every aspect of life‚ like cultural‚ social‚ psychological
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Corporate Risk management /Multinational tax management Corporate risk management AKA managing exchange rate risk. The key issues from this week’s lecture are the effects of changes in exchange rates‚ volatility in the exchange rate markets and how corporations can hedge against this risk. Looking at how to manage 3 types of exposure- transaction exposure‚ translation exposure and economic exposure. Multinational tax management looks at how international corporations pay different taxes in different
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There are sites of nature that amaze‚ startle and leave you gasping for breath— and then there are awesome creations like Château de Chillon‚ that force you to glare at them without batting your eyelids while being transported into a new world. Standing imperiously on the banks of Lake Geneva in Switzerland‚ the castle of Chillon proves to be arguably the best preserved medieval fortification in all of Europe. One that will remain etched in your memory forever. Image by HYPERLINK "http://www
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As a person’s age advances‚ the skin loses natural cells that promote elasticity and help maintain youthful look. Collagen‚ known to be a form of protein that holds and tightens the skin underneath‚ slowly decreases with age. Hence when you reach the age of forty‚ you notice that your skin starts to sag and form wrinkles. Even the hair and nails suffer from this gradual loss of collagen. The lips‚ most especially‚ also become less plump and the usual pout in most women is gone when they reach fifty
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