| Managing Cultural Diversity: An Empirical Examination of Cultural Networks and Organizational Structures as Governance Mechanisms in Multinational Contributor(s): Baumüller, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 303911168X ISBN-13: 9783039111688 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $179.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - General - Business & Economics | Decision Making & Problem Solving - Social Science | Methodology |
| Dewey: 658.049 |
| LCCN: 2006048837 |
| Series: European University Studies: Series 5, Economics and Managem |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6" W x 9" (1.78 lbs) 612 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The effects of globalization require that multinational corporations (MNCs) coordinate their differentiated but interdependent organizational parts and align them to a common purpose. This book examines the mechanisms that such organizations use to govern their global subsidiary networks. The book starts with a review of key concepts and theories of multinational organizations and explains the rationale for their existence. Based on this assessment and an empirical study of three globally operating entities, the author develops a framework for examining the cultural and structural governance mechanisms that multinational corporations may employ to coordinate their global operations. This framework identifies different configurations of cultural and structural governance mechanisms and explains what kind of configuration a multinational organization should employ to ensure efficient governance. |