Institutional Influences on Manufacturing Organization in Multinational Corporations: The ‘Cherrypicking’ Approach

Institutional Influences on Manufacturing Organization in Multinational Corporations: The ‘Cherrypicking’ Approach

Research in the multinational corporation (MNC) is increasingly concerned with the alleged evolution of companies towards a more standardized and rationalized global organisation. Only recently, this field has been informed by alternative approaches generating a more differentiated picture and considering the influence of divergent national institutional contexts on the multinational organisati...

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Multinational Corporations in Transnational Accountability

Multinational Corporations: Corporate Social

The aim of this paper is to identify contribution from MNCs from Australia in Thailand in the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The key focus is given to the analysis of CSR activities from MNCs in an effort to fight poverty in Thailand. Secondary data was collected from two MNCs in Thailand. The results of this study identify two key themes: (1) climate change and poverty, and (2)...

Does culture really matter? Cultural influences on the knowledge transfer process within multinational corporations

Transfer and imitation of the organizational capabilities are the twin elements of competition in innovative and growing markets. Knowledge therefore becomes an important strategic asset within organizations. Consequently the management of knowledge is considered with special attention. This paper focuses on the transfer of knowledge between to units of a multinational corporation. The premise ...