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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Multinational Corporation"”.
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International mobility in a multinational corporation.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management. Thesis. 1969. M.S.
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Power vs. profit: multinational corporation–nation state interaction
<p>During the early 1970s, the multinational corporations suddenly became a major issue of public concern. Among the reasons were the inflationary spiral and the dramatic rise in oil prices after the Arab oil embargo of Fall 1973.</p> <p>While to the public the companies were a novel topic, to the …
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Online Knowledge Sharing in a Multinational Corporation: Chinese and *American Practices
This study has extended the current literature by providing empirical findings based on actual knowledge sharing behavior and moved knowledge sharing research toward understanding the complexity of technology-mediated knowledge sharing in cross-cultural contexts. One major contribution of this …
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The impact of competition vs cooperation between subsidiaries within a multinational corporation
… cooperation and competition on multination corporation (MNC) business performance. The research presents a framework for MNCs to structure its headquarter-subsidiary and subsidiary-subsidiary relationships to best support its global profit and shareholder value maximisation goal. The study …
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Global rules - private actors: The role of the multinational corporation in global governance
… in the global context, private actors such as corporations or NGOs have begun to fill regulatory gaps and contribute to the provision of global public goods (Kaul 1999, 2003; Trebesch 2008; Williams 2008). The term “CSR” currently covers a variety of corporate activities, however, it is unclear …
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Building internal knowledge networks in the multinational corporation : a study of international research and development
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992.
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Being a Project Manager in a Multinational Corporation: An Interpretive Perspective On Working Practices and Experiences
… into what it means to be a project manager in a multinational corporation. It provides an interpretive perspective on these practices and experiences, which includes perspectives of self in relation to an organization and the people, incorporating imagination into work, and organizing for an …
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Organizational identity, organizational capabilities, and the evolution of the multinational corporation : JTech's transmission systems business in the US
When a multinational corporation (MNC) internationalizes by establishing a new subsidiary, the subsidiary's evolution depends upon its acceptance within its host country environment, by its home country headquarters, by other subsidiaries, and by all other stakeholders, including employees, …
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Characteristics to Complement Requisite Managerial and Leadership Attributes to Effectively Manage a Multinational Corporation: a Study based in the Thai Automotive Industry
… the favourite target of large enterprises and multinational corporations (MNCs) desiring to invest in them. Thailand in particular, due to its location as a natural gateway for efficient distribution channels through various markets and customers, has attracted foreign direct investments across …
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The Foreign Exchange Rates and the Multi-National Corporation
… they have on the international operations of the multinational corporation. | With this objective in mind, the topic outline of the present research paper was developed. The outline recognizes the fact that the problems associated with international business are not strictly limited to one field …
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Study and analysis of best practices for the development of systems engineers at a multi-national organization
… need within multiple business units of a large multinational corporation and recommend best practices for development of system engineers/integrators. This thesis will investigate a product oriented company which operates in various market segments. This company, a manufacturer with a history of …
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Media agenda-building battles between Greenpeace and Shell : a rhetorical and discursive approach
… (INGO)), and the oil company Shell (a multinational corporation (MNC)). Specifically, two such media battles are examined, both receiving international attention and intense media publicity during 1995:- The battle between Royal Dutch/Shell, particularly, its subsidiary Shell-UK, and …
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An investigation into the relationship between diversity, inclusion and performance : an empirical study in a corporate South African organisation
… The research was conducted in a division of a multinational corporation in South Africa. The quantitative analysis was run using the InclusionIndex(R) survey to get a measurement of diversity and inclusion in the organisation. The qualitative methodology included semi-structured interviews and …
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Effective Project Management Office Processes and Technology Transfer: Implementation of an Avaya Voice Over Internet Protocol Telephony System in Mexico
… (VoIP) solution and is it advantageous for a Multinational Corporation (MNC) to utilize the Project Management Office (PMO) processes as defined by the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) to implement Information Technology (IT) projects and to transfer technology know how knowledge to …
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Estimating the Preference of Countries and Multinational Corporations Using Two-Sided Matching Model
… only materialize with the consent of both the multinational corporation (MNC) and the host country. However, the literature on FDI has focused only on the preference of MNCs, assuming that all countries are eager to receive FDI. Through various case studies, I show that countries have varied …
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Knowledge-based SOA framework for improved supply chain integration and delivery
… a single market stall by the side of a road to a multinational corporation. Wherever there are goods and services that need to be used in a scheduled way to create a product that will be sold. The problem that this thesis addresses is to manage a subset of supply chains; those that the …
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Real property portfolio management : a decision-support model
… role in the strategic planning of American corporations. However, the tools to accurately evaluate the performance of corporate real property portfolios are still at a very rudimentary stage in their development. This thesis concentrates on the space inventory system of a large corporation …
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Impact of institutional elements on ease of international knowledge transfer
Based on a study of knowledge transfer from a multinational corporation head office to subsidiary, this study examines the ease of cross border knowledge transfer to developed, developing and least developed countries impacted by varying institutional contexts. Institutions are clustered based on …
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Globalization at NTT DoCoMo : implementing global business management strategies
… with the passage of time. To be a successful multinational corporation, companies must recognize the whole picture of global business management and pursue best practices continuously. NTT DoCoMo, the largest Japanese mobile network operator, has achieved great success in the domestic market …
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