Perspectives on headquarters-subsidiary relationships in the contemporary MNC / edited by Tina C. Ambos, Björn Ambos, Julian Birkinshaw.

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Includes bibliographical references.

Front Cover; Perspectives on Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships in the Contemporary MNC; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Dedication; Editor's Letter; Introduction to Volume Theme; Perspectives on the Management Mechanisms of the MNC; Beyond Local Responsiveness -- Multi-domestic Multinationals at the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid by Paul N. Gooderham, Svein Ulset, and Frank Elter; Regional Management in Multinational Service Operations: Do Services Drive Regional Management Structures? by Jörg Freiling, Perttu Kähäri, Rebecca Piekkari, and Fabian Schmutz.

Strategic Animation and Emergent Processes: Managing for Efficiency and Innovation in Globally Networked Organizations by Stephen Tallman and Mitchell P. KozaThe Agency Perspective for Studying Headquarters-Subsidiary Relations: An Assessment and Considerations for Future Research by Adrian Schulte Steinberg and Sven Kunisch; Perspectives on Tensions and Conflicts in HQ-Subsidiary Relationships; Conflict Resolution in Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships: The Roles of Regulatory Fit and Moral Emotions by Rajesh Kumar and Jens Gammelgaard.

The Ambidextrous Subsidiary: Strategies for Alignment, Adaption and Managing Allegiances by Marty Reilly and Pamela Sharkey ScottExploring Subsidiaries' Perceptions of Corporate Headquarters: Subsidiary Initiatives and Organizing Costs by Randi Lunnan, Sverre Tomassen and Gabriel R.G. Benito; Informed Headquarters, Legitimized Subsidiary, and Reduced Level of Subsidiary Control in International R & D Management by Kazuhiro Asakawa and Tomomine Aoki; Subsidiary Autonomy and Factory Performance in Japanese Manufacturing Subsidiaries in Thailand by Kiyohiro Oki.

Perspectives on Knowledge Transfer in the MNC NetworkComplementarity and Substitution in the Knowledge Networks of R & D Subsidiaries by Ulf Andersson, Suma Athreye and Georgios Batsakis; How does Geographic Distance Impact the Relevance of HQ Knowledge? The Mediating Role of Shared Context by Phillip C. Nell, Benoit Decreton and Björn Ambos; Transfer of Social and Environmental Accounting and Reporting Knowledge: Subsidiary Absorptive Capacity and Organisational Mechanisms by Gabriela Gutierrez Huerter O, Stefan Gold, Jeremy Moon and Wendy Chapple; The Way Forward; References.

Part I: Perspectives on the Management Mechanisms of the MNCBeyond Local Responsiveness -- Multi-Domestic Multinationals at the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid; Introduction; Local Responsiveness and the BOP Challenge; Business Model Components; The Case of Telenor; Measurement Issues; Case Part 1: The Failure and the Turnaround of Uninor; Perceived Benefit and Price; Value Delivery; Value Proposition; Value Capture and Value Creation; Summary; Case Part 2: Global Replication of BOP Innovations; GID; GID and Transfer from BOP; Summary; Discussion; References.

This volume of Research in Global Strategic Management, the first under the new editorship of William Newburry, provides new perspectives on headquarters-subsidiary relationships in the context of the contemporary multinational corporation.

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