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Hsu, Yu-hsu. "Multinational Chinese Family Businesses: Evidence from Taiwan." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490405.
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The model of the Chinese family business (CFB) and its institutional origins was initially developed by examining the development of these firms in their domestic context (e.g. Whitley, 1999, 1994a; Hamilton, 1997 and Redding, 1993). These authors proposed limits to the growth of CFBs based on their specific characteristics as firstly, family-owned and managed, secondly opportunistic in their growth strategy with a reluctance to invest in fixed assets that would lock them into certain sectors and thirdly the nature and role of gllanxi in their development. This thesis revisits these claims in the context of the increased significance of globalization for CFBs and their continued rapid economic growth throughout the 1990s. Through an in-depth case-study of four large Taiwanese multinational CFBs located in two distinctive settings (i.e. high-tech and traditional industries), the thesis examines the extent to which the three key characteristics of the CFB, viz. family control, opportunism and gllanxi have acted as barriers to intemationalisation and growth. The thesis argues that these features remain of central importance to large CFBs but the ways in which they work has changed over the last decade in order to facilitate intemationalisation and growth. They have not been major barriers to this process but rather have facilitated it. The case-study findings indicate that although there have been changes in Taiwanese CFBs, these firms still possess their Chinese characteristics and show little sign of converging on to the Anglo-Saxon model of multinational firms.
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VASUDEVAN, AARTI. "BRIDGING THE CULTURAL CHASM: WINNING STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL BUSINESSES IN INDIA." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1196111752.
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Alam, Md Mahbub. "The impact of national culture on the organizational culture: Multinational companies doing businesses in developing countries." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-24731.
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Abstract Title: The impact of national culture on the organizational culture: Multinational companies doing businesses in developing countries Level: Final assignment for Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA) Author: Md. Mahbub Alam Supervisor: Dr. Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Examiner: Dr. Maria Fregidou-Malama Day: 2017- May Aim: The aim of the study is to understand how national culture of Bangladesh is affecting the organizational culture of the multinational firms operating in Bangladesh. To understand the issue, Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions are regarded as benchmark for analysis. Method: Qualitative study has been conducted whereby both primary and secondary data are used. Hereby, primary data have been gathered from ten employees of Grameen Phone a multinational working in Bangladesh. To collect data, face to face interviews has been conducted using Skype. Results & Conclusions: Finding of the study is the MNCs integration with national culture with the view to sustainable business operation. It has been demonstrated that national culture affects the organizational culture in the form of employee participation, collective working environment, collaborative work efforts, and knowledge sharing through continuous communication. Suggestions for future research: Further investigations on national culture’s impact on organizational culture can be undertaken by making a comparison between MNC and a purely local firm. Additionally, an analysis on a large number of MNCs operating in host country can add value for further researches. Contribution of the thesis: To the theoretical model, this study makes contribution on the ground of understanding how MNC adapt their business with local culture where cultural sensitiveness is high. Managerial implications: MNCs can ensure collaboration, support, and teamwork among employees as part of their attempt to integrate with local culture. This study reveals that local employees can be used as means of cultural carriers by managers which can promptly address the cultural differences to be mitigated. Keywords: Multi-national Corporations (MNCs), National Culture, Organizational Culture, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism vs. Collectivism, Power Distance
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Moreno-Beguerisse, Maria A. "A consumer-focused design approach for businesses to leverage sustainable consumption." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2013. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/12303.
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Increasing economic, social and environmental problems around the world have shown that current models of economic development cannot be sustained. Thus, new patterns of consumption are needed. According to the literature, global companies are well placed to attempt leveraging sustainable consumption, as their production lines; supply chains; products and services extend across many continents, and as such the cumulative effect of their actions are wide reaching. This research sets out to better understand the intertwined factors that companies in two different contexts (Mexico and the UK), need to consider in order to leverage sustainable consumption. Through the literature review it was seen that sustainable consumption requires a multitude of changes, which have to occur at a systems level. In response to this, user-centred design (UCD) principles were seen as a valuable approach to give a broader account of the complexities around consumption and consumer's behaviour that could be communicated to higher management. A series of interviews, a focus group and a document analysis was undertaken to collect qualitative data. The findings led to the construction of a theoretical framework supported by UCD principles. The theoretical framework was then translated into the Sustainable Consumption Leveraging (SCL) Model and its toolkit. The SCL Model is a mechanism that takes into account the interaction of elements in a specific business context to identify areas of opportunity to leverage sustainable consumption through a consumer-focused approach. During a series of workshops, the SCL Model and its toolkit were tested to distinguish further opportunities of improvement and to understand where global companies stand with regards leveraging sustainable consumption. The research concludes by saying that companies need to work in collaboration with other actors to build a strong sustainability and innovation strategy that could help them to find new ways of doing business that can enhance more sustainable lifestyles.
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Radonjic, Katarina. "The Nature of the Relationship between American Multinational Corporations and Chinese Businesses and Its Effect on the Problem of Intellectual Property Law." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23554.
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Intellectual property rights (IPR) have become a major problem in the relationship between the industrialized West and the developing South, primarily because the West demands that developing countries adopt and enforce Western IPR. Since the relationship between US corporations and Chinese businesses is among the most successful and at the center of the current process of globalization, IPR have been a major cause of conflict and controversy between them and serve as an exemplar for this thesis. I argue, first, that the reason that a large number of Chinese businesses, especially
privately-owned small and medium-sized enterprises, infringe foreign IPR lies in the
nature of the difference between what have been mostly low-tech traditional Chinese
businesses and high-tech industrial economies, to which intellectual property laws belong. Second, I demonstrate that the steady improvement of intellectual property protection in the more successful areas of development in the Chinese economy suggests
that the solution for improved IPR protection in China and perhaps other emerging nations will follow, not precede, the development and transformation of a low-tech pre-industrial economy into an industrial high-tech economy.
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Lu, Yi. "Essays on multinational enterprises." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38999754.
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Lu, Yi, and 陸毅. "Essays on multinational enterprises." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38999754.
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Gao, Yong Gerald. "Multinational firms' sequential entry strategies." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36633124.
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Gao, Yong Gerald, and 高勇. "Multinational firms' sequential entry strategies." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B36633124.
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Härkönen, J. (Jere). "Multinational enterprises as potential acquirers." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201711283181.
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This literature review constructs together main features of potential acquirers on the markets. Also paper defines M&As separates them from each other also defining the existence of them through resource dependency theory, resource-based view and internalization theory. Basically big technologically oriented MNEs with M&A history are the most potential acquirers on the startup exit markets.
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Hennart, Jean-François. "Digitalized service multinationals and international business theory." Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41267-019-00256-2.
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Banalieva and Dhanaraj argue that digital service multinationals (DSMNCs) possess a new category of firm-specific advantage (FSA), the network advantage, and that, contrary to extant theory, they use networks as a mode of governance. I review the business models used by DSMNCs, compare them to non-digital ones, and explore what we can learn about them from extant IB theory. I conclude that network advantages are not a new category of FSAs, that networks are not a mode of governance, and that their use by DSMNCs is well explained by extant theory.
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Temouri, Yama. "Multinational firms, productivity and employment." Thesis, Aston University, 2008. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/15397/.
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Over the last three decades foreign direct investment (FDI) has become the most visible driver of globalisation. It has grown faster than world output and international trade and now reports world annual flows exceeding 1,000 billion US dollars. In this period, Germany has undergone significant changes in order to play an important role in the globalisation process. Apart from being a member state of the European Union (EU) whose key feature is the free flow of trade, investment and labour, the re-unification of East and West Germany in 1990 has been a significant development. This in effect has meant that East Germany as well as other Eastern European nations opened up to foreign investment for the first time. In this period, Germany has attracted in excess of 10 per cent of inward FDI into the EU and invested around 15 per cent of all FDI in the EU. This thesis explores empirically the potential impact of FDI on firms operating in and investing from Germany over a ten year period. Using panel data at the firm-level it concentrates on three areas relating to FDI. Firstly, it considers whether foreign-owned firms are more productive than German multinational firms and German non-multinational firms. Secondly, the thesis considers the impact of German investments abroad on domestic productivity. Finally, employment effects emanating from outward high-tech FDI are estimated for the leading OECD (Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, namely Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Japan. The findings of the first analysis indicate that while foreign-owned firms are generally more productive than German non-multinationals, there is no clear cut difference between foreign-owned firms and German multinationals. These differences would not have been uncovered, had the analysis compared foreign firms with all domestic firms. Equally, location within Germany is also important, as this productivity gap is more pronounced for firms which are located in the Eastern states. The findings of the second analysis suggest that engaging in outward FDI has an overall positive effect on the parent firm's productivity at home. Finally, results of the third analysis show that an expansion of high-tech offshoring activities by OECD multinationals (MNEs) is not associated with any reduction in employment at home.
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Keh, Pauline. "Entre résistance et conformité : le paradoxe des stratégies locales de survie au sein de la multinationale : analyse historique du cas d'IBM Montpellier." Phd thesis, Université Montpellier II - Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01019502.
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Ce travail doctoral propose une théorisation enracinée du phénomène de survie locale au sein de la firme multinationale. L'objectif est d'apporter des éléments de réponse à la problématique suivante : quelles sont les stratégies locales élaborées par les sites industriels de multinationales afin de survivre et de se maintenir au sein de la chaîne de valeur de l'entreprise malgré un contexte de globalisation et de rationalisation des coûts de production ? L'étude historique du cas d'IBM Montpellier nous permet d'interpréter le phénomène de survie locale comme résultant d'un processus managérial de maturation de la survie par la transformation. Ce processus se décompose en trois étapes successives : une phase de conformité pendant laquelle les acteurs locaux ressentent peu de pressions exogènes et se contentent d'adopter et d'exécuter les pratiques et les directives globales ; une phase d'opposition qui émerge en réaction à des menaces soudaines et qui consiste à contester certaines logiques globales afin de protéger les acquis locaux ; et une phase de transformation pendant laquelle les acteurs locaux cherchent à anticiper les futures évolutions de la compagnie et à redéfinir les pratiques et les logiques locales afin d'être en mesure d'influencer ou de contourner des décisions jugées menaçantes. La thèse met en exergue le caractère paradoxal du processus stratégique de survie en le situant à l'interface entre résistance et conformité. La démarche étudiée consiste à traduire les transformations organisationnelles insufflées par le siège, à les négocier, à les dévier et à se les approprier. Au final, nos observations montrent qu'une stratégie de survie pour la filiale revient non pas à combattre le changement mais à l'accompagner de manière à trouver ou à créer sa nouvelle place dans la chaîne de valeur globale.
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Yenice-Ay, Berna. "Green supply chain modeling for multinational companies." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/20790.
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Roy, Achinto Mohan. "Corruption-related Decision-making in the Multinational Business Arena." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Management, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/858.
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Corruption in business occurs in situations of a quid pro quo relationship between public officials and business managers representing corporations. Many a time, such corrupt situations can harm stakeholder interests. Managers, as decision-makers, in corruption-related situations may fail to understand the impact of their decisions in such situation for they operate from a position of "position-dependent objectivity" (Sen, 2002) focusing on economic objectives usually. They may fail to understand that their involvement in corrupt acts can lead to violation of fundamental stakeholder issues such as human rights as in the cases of Shell and Enron (discussed in this thesis). The thesis examines the meaning of corruption in relation to its stakeholder impact and proposes that corporate good governance in corruption-related situations is a matter of ethical decision-making, exceeding legal compliance. It explores the decision-making factors that operate within an individual manager while dealing with corruption-related situations in business and maps an analytical mental model of a decision-making manager in such situations. The thesis proposes 'Corruption-related Decision-making' (CRDM) as an orderly way of thinking for managers to deal with corruption-related situations in business. The CRDM concept is demonstrated through the use of a new Corruption-related Decision-making model that protects human rights, environmental issues, sustainable development and any other relevant stakeholder issue that one may wish to include. The relevance of the CRDM concept and the model was evaluated in a survey of forty-one multinational companies from Mumbai, India. The survey confirmed that none of the respondents used any decision-making tools while dealing with corruption-related situations. The survey revealed that 40 out of 41 companies experienced rent-seeking behaviour (bribes demanded) in India. Out of these 41 companies, 26 companies 'usually' lost business due to non-compliance with bribe demands and another 9 companies lost business 'sometimes.' The survey also explored the role of 'fear of loss of business' in the decision-making process and found that 'fear of loss of business' led decision-makers change stance from a state of passive corruption (facing demand) to a position of active corruption (making an offer), with 27 companies actually moving from a position of passive corruption to active corruption. All 41 companies, without a single exception, believed (when asked) that corruption can adversely affect stakeholder issues such as human rights. The survey findings confirm the relevance of the CRDM model as a decision-making tool and as a good practice document in corruption-related situations. The CRDM model can motivate an internal review of a manager's persona with a reminder that ethical decision-making and protection of stakeholder rights is possible in corruption-related situations. The concept of CRDM is a potential contribution in dealing with the illegitimate, the illegal and the oppressive aspects of international business.
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Chan, Miu-sze, and 陳妙施. "Multinational corporations in China: analysisof a strategic business model." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B36553694.
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Luo, Manqin 1976. "Logistics barriers for multinational corporations doing business in China." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28509.
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Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, February 2004.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-42).<br>With rapid economic growth, China attracts many multinational corporations (MNCs) as a manufacturing center with both its cheap labor cost and a huge consumer market. While doing business in China, most MNCs have faced logistical problems in connection with the transportation of their materials and the flow of information. The research objective of this paper is to describe the current state of Chinese logistics service and identify the logistics barriers that foreign firms have encountered in China. Dell and Wal-Mart are selected as case studies. The thesis analyzes their operating strategies and solutions to various problems they encountered in China and makes some recommendations.<br>by Manqin Luo.<br>M.Eng.in Logistics
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Chan, Ka-keung Christopher, and 陳家強. "Control systems of multinational corporations." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1987. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31263707.
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Abouhamada, Abdelmawgoud Abdalla. "Negotiation strategy in Egyptian multinational enterprises." Thesis, University of Derby, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/325015.
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The negotiation process (NP) is the process by which two or more negotiation parties try to achieve a mutual agreement. The negotiation strategy selection (NSS) is an important part in this process. As the proportion of the international to domestic trade increased in recent years so the frequency of the negotiation processes between people from different countries and cultures increased. Most of the relevant studies in the negotiation field focussed on NP generally and a very few of these studies focussed on the negotiation strategy (NS). There are many factors that influence NSS but from the relevant studies in the negotiation field there was no study focussed on the internal factors that influence NSS especially in multinational enterprises. Therefore, this study focussed on NS in multinational enterprises generally and Egyptian Multinational Enterprises (EME) specifically. The study. aimed to (i) Identify the concepts ofNPand NS. (ii) Identify the main types of NS and the negotiation tactics (NT). (iii) Identify the internal factors that influence NSS. This was undertaken with EME as a survey study, and Aea Brown Boveri (ABB) as a case study. ' j • This study' showed that there was arelative understanding in the perceptions of the managers in EME and ABB regarding the concepts of NP and NS and the main types of NS and NT. Also, their understanding regarding the concepts of NS was closer to the literature views than their understanding regarding the concepts ofNP. Further, there was a difference between the literature views and the managers' views in EME and ABB regarding the internal factors that influence NSS ..Finally, there was a difference between the managers' views in E:ME·and ABB 'regarding the concepts of NP and NS; the main types ofNS and NT and the importance rate (IR)"and the dependence rate (DR) of the internal factors that influence NSS.
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Oh, Chang Hoon. "Three essays on market penetration by multinational enterprises." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3274257.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, 2007.<br>Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-07, Section: A, page: 3030. Adviser: Alan M. Rugman. Title from dissertation home page (viewed Apr. 9, 2008).
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Cordey, Pierre-André. "Business and state relations in Latin America the role of transnational corporations in Peru /." Fribourg Switzerland : [s.n.], 2005. http://ethesis.unifr.ch/theses/CordeyPA.pdf.
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Pan, Qing. "Measuring multinational corporations' reputation in China." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1998. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/146.
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Chan, Yiu-wing Jacky, and 陳耀榮. "MIS in a multinational company." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1990. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31264591.
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Harvey, Neil M. "The development and transfer of core competencies in multinational corporations : a study of three South African originated multinational corporations, compared and contrasted with a leading United States multinational." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008369.
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The thesis studies the development and transfer of core competencies in multinational corporations. It aims to advance the general body of knowledge relating to core competencies, to have practical applicability for management practitioners and academics, to explain how three companies from South Africa became global leaders in their fields and to examine the lessons they learned about international business. Three South African originated multinationals and a US multinational company were studied. The basic methodology is a case study. The methods of research were personal interviews, telephone interviews, written questionnaires, documents, archival records and direct observations. Value chains were used to evaluate the effectiveness of methods of development and transfer and the success of transfer of core competencies. It is concluded that different and multiple methods are needed to develop and transfer core competencies. The effectiveness of methods varies by company and value chain location. There is a significant high degree of correlation between the ratings of success in transferring core competencies and the effectiveness of the methods used to transfer them. This gives substantial credibility to the information provided by the companies and highlights the importance of selecting appropriate methods. There are some variances between the research results and established literature on the development and transfer of core competencies. There are notable differences between the companies from South Africa and the US multinational on the effectiveness of methods used to develop and transfer core competencies. There are also areas where all the companies are in accord. "Roadmaps" covering the effectiveness of methods for developing and transferring core competencies in different locations in a value chain are presented. Practical examples of the companies' actions relating to acquisitions and post-acquisition integration, their experiences in different countries, challenges they face, the methods used to assess transfer, avoid pitfalls and improve transfer, and other issues are also provided.The success of the multinationals from South Africa is explained by a combination of history, competitive factor conditions, management practices, attributes and leadership. The conclusions of the thesis are followed by recommendations on how to improve the management, development and transfer of core competencies.
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Wang, Xin. "Implementing capital budgeting for the multinational corporation." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1304.
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There are many reasons to believe that budgeting lies at the heart of business management. Gray et al (2001:324) states that ―budgetary planning and control is the most visible use of accounting information in the management control process. By setting standards of performance and providing feedback by means of variance reports, the accountant supplies much of the fundamental information required for overall planning and control. However, Gray et al (2001:324) point out that capital budgeting decision is limited by the intricacies of the international business environment, which is characterized by economic, social, political, and cultural diversity. Therefore, decisions of capital investments and budgetary controls are more problematic (Gray et al., 2001:14). One of the defining characteristics of the globalization of the world economy in the past two decades has been the spread of multinational corporations' activities across countries, and, as a result, significant increases in global foreign direct investment (FDI) outflow in the 1990s (from R233 billion in 1990 to R1, 379 billion in 2000). For example, the total stock of Chinese direct investment abroad nearly tripled over the 1990s (from $2.2 trillion in 1990 to $6.3 trillion in 2000) as Chinese multinational corporations generated an increasingly large share of world GDP (6.8 percent in 1994 and 8.6 percent in 2000). Multinational corporations have become an important conduit in the global allocation of investment funds. However, the business environment in international markets has been considered volatile; there is no reliable and accurate method to aid 2 multinational corporations about decisions about the international environment. Thus, multinational corporations have encountered risk and challenge. Given the development and challenge of the international environment, this study have been considered to plan over a longer time horizon, develop formal mechanisms to set aside funds for preserving existing facilities, increase automation of the process, and link capital planning decisions to statewide performance goals and strategic plans. This research draws upon existing theoretical determinants of capital budgeting and empirically tests the hypotheses across a sample of multinational corporations in China. Although the sample is from China, the results have important implications for multinational corporations based in other countries. This paper is composed of four parts. The first part briefly gives both a theoretical and practical overview of multinational capital budgeting analysis. The second part discusses the data collection techniques and the questionnaire design used in this study. The third part provides some important findings of this research. The last section offers some conclusions from this study.
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Chan, Miu-sze. "Multinational corporations in China analysis of a strategic business model /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36553694.
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Moutchnik, Alexander. "Standardization of corporate environmental management : business case, multinational cement corporation /." Marburg : Metropolis, 2007. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1001/2008395038.html.
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Tengimfene, Asanda. "Effectively managing in cross-cultural business environments of multinational companies." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79664.
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The demand of cross-border leader effectiveness in the contemporary globalized world is on the rise as business experiences a shortage in effective global leaders. Although global leadership development has become obvious in the recent years, there is still a significant gap in the international human resource competencies available to run Multinational Companies (MNCs). Over time, globalisation has brought about the rise of MNCs, as companies are continually involved in expansion strategies into new markets. These MNCs have the unique quality of being embedded in dynamic, multiple, complex and diverse global environments, which bring about distinct challenges and opportunities and have increased the requirement and criticality of having leaders with competencies that will allow them to successfully lead, globally.
The author conducted twelve semi-structured interviews with expert global leaders in the financial sector, who have substantial experience in managing teams in cross-cultural business environments of MNCs, in more than one country. The global leaders occupied positions of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Multinational Client Service (MCS) Leaders, Sales Leader, Executives, Chairperson, Managing Director (MD) and Practice Leader. The leaders provided new insights into essential global leadership competencies, business practices, barriers, challenges and opportunities that are prevalent in complex cross-cultural contexts. From the research findings and the literature reviewed, a Cross-Cultural Leader Development (CCLD) Model was developed. Previous researchers have deemed the domain of Global Leadership Development (GLD) disintegrated and has failed to provide practical recommendations on how organisations can develop cross-cultural competencies. The CCLD Model addressed this gap. The key cross-cultural competencies that emerged from the research findings are that leaders need to possess sound cultural intelligence, value system, social intelligence, business acumen, learning, and unlearning capabilities. The model depicts an interconnected flow, which highlights the link on the types of cross-cultural practices that can be applied in business in order to strengthen the key cross-cultural competencies mainly, cross cultural and interpersonal skills training, an aligned localised business approach, diversity, inclusion and transformation initiatives, strategic partnerships and collaboration, business simulations, coaching and performance management.<br>Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2020.<br>pt2021<br>Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)<br>MBA<br>Unrestricted
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Fajinmi, Funlola Francesca. "Multinational Corporations' Return on Investment Optimization in Nigeria's Business Environment." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2255.
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Trade between the United States and Africa decreased 32% from US$125 billion, in 2011, to US$85 billion, in 2013; however, MNCs from other regions have continued to increase investments in Africa. Multinational corporations (MNCs) generate most of their return on investment (ROI) from the Western world. Globalization, increasing middle classes in emerging markets, and decreasing population in the Western world have lead to unsustainable ROI. Nigeria, the most populous and largest economy in Africa and the 27th largest economy in the world, offers new opportunities with an annual growth rate forecast of 6% to 8%. Utilizing the diamond theory of competitive advantage of nations, this single case study was an exploration of the strategies that managers of MNCs have used to optimize Nigeria's higher ROI. Interview questions on new entry challenges, operational obstacles, and strategies to mitigate the challenges contributed to answering the overarching research question related to the strategies that managers of MNCs have used successfully to take advantage of Nigeria's high ROI. The participants were 5 executives at the Nigerian operation of a global technology conglomerate with presence in 166 countries. Data collection included a series of semistructured face-to-face interviews. Data analysis using modified van Kaam method resulted in 5 themes: business environment, effective entry strategies, challenges in Nigeria, mitigating challenges in Nigeria, and volatility of Nigerian market and mitigation strategies. Findings may contribute to ROI optimization and influence social change by providing more jobs, thereby increasing standard of living in Nigeria.
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Abuaziz, Arafat. "Leadership Strategies of a Multinational Enterprise in the West Bank." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5150.
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Business leaders require the appropriate strategies and knowledge to successfully grow their companies through international expansion. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the West Bank in Palestine often encounter complex barriers as the executives of the firms explore business opportunities in foreign countries. The objective of this single case study was to explore, in depth, the perspectives of business leaders from a population of executives of an MNE in the West Bank. The conceptual framework used in the study was cultural intelligence. The selected multinational business leaders participated in semistructured, face-to-face interviews followed by member checking. The 2 executives of the MNE shared their experiences and knowledge concerning the internationalization processes of their company. The data analysis process followed Yin's 5-phase analysis cycle; it entailed an analysis of interview responses followed by member checking and a review of administrative documents of the MNE under study. Three themes emerged from the data analysis: international knowledge and adaption of local conditions, strategic partnerships, and diversification and specialization. The findings from the study could contribute to positive social change by encouraging executives to explore business opportunities in the West Bank, resulting in an increase in employment rate and better living standards for the residents.
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Cox, Howard T. "The global cigarette : B.A.T. and the spread of international business before 1939." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.337452.
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Elia, Elias. "Optimal corporate structuring for multinationals." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.285386.
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Lindqvist, Maria. "Infant multinationals : the internationalization of young, technology-based Swedish Firms /." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm, Sweden : Stockholm School of Economics : Distributed by Institute of International Business, 1991. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=002839148&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Andersson, Maria. "Creating and sharing subsidiary knowledge within multinational corporations." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Uppsala University, 2003. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy042/2003504668.html.
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Yayintas, Hakan, and Jasmina Bjelevac. "CRM Impact - Experiences from some multinational companies." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-12699.
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Problem Discussion: CRM has a growing trend of popularity in recent years within the multinational industrial companies, but at the same time; CRM initiatives achieved high failure rates to the point that it has become more common for CRM implementations to fail than to succeed. Thus as a result, the majority of companies fail to achieve CRM Impact in their organizations. Research Question: Which basic elements are important to achieve CRM Impact within the chosen multinational industrial companies? Purpose: The thesis aims to describe and analyze CRM Impact within the chosen multinational industrial companies, by using the chosen theoretical framework. Methodology: Several company experiences are investigated through an exploratory qualitative investigation, and then analyzed with the help of theoretical framework. Conclusion: Authors have found that the most important basic elements to achieve CRM Impact within the chosen multinational industrial companies are: a supportive top management, and well-established knowledge management capabilities.
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Dou, Yuan. "Dodwell & CO. LTD., multinational traders, 1899-1972 : a business history." Thesis, University of the West of Scotland, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.446041.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the hitherto unexamined business history of Dodwell & Co., Ltd., during the period from 1899 to 1972. Dodwell & Co. Ltd. was a distinguished British merchant house which survived political upheavals and economic crises, as well as social and technological changes, and successfully reinvented itself in the process. The study examines Dodwell's organisational structure, provides a detailed strategic analysis over its operating history, considers aspects of the firm's ownership, and describes and evaluates its financial management. The continuous reinvention of Dodwell is a noteworthy success case - the firm's strategic response to uncertain environmental change was based on its unique internal networking strategic process, which we have referred to as a "Spider-in- Web" networking process. The system of networking was enhanced by Dodwell's good external relationships with its customers and suppliers. The strong Dodwell family influence in the Company intensified and strengthened this aspect of its management. This study primarily draws on documents from Dodwell's Archives at London's Guildhall Library.
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Delany, Ed. "Strategic initiative-taking in Ireland-based multinational subsidiaries." Thesis, Henley Business School, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360817.
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Regupathi, Angappan. "Foreign exchange risk management by Malaysian public-listed multinational companies." Thesis, University of Hull, 2000. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:12358.
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This research investigated 1.how Malaysian public-listed multinational companies manage foreign exchange (FX) risk, and 2.what factors influence the companies' inclinations to undertake particular FX risk management (FERM) activities. Data were collected using questionnaires, from November 1997 to April 1998, from 106 of the 169 Malaysian-owned non-financial multinational companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) in mid-1996. FERM practices were measured using 54 research variables that can be grouped into seven categories - 1.management of FX risk, 2.FX exposure type, 3.FERM objective, 4.FERM responsibility, 5.FERM centralisation, 6.FERM policies and procedures, and 7.FERM techniques. While the findings were broadly similar to other studies in developed Western countries, some key differences were noted. Companies in Malaysia, compared to those in the West, seem more willing to manage FX risk, but appear to have less capacity, need, and opportunity, to undertake sophisticated FERM practices. They also seem less able to centralise their domestic subsidiaries' FERM. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify possible predictors and their conditional effects on the companies' inclinations to undertake selected FERM activities, using 23 predictor variables that can be grouped into seven categories - 1.company size, 2.debt and leverage, 3.equity ownership, 4.listing board and sector, 5.FX involvement, 6.intra-company transactions, and 7.perceived FX risk attributes. Notwithstanding some shortcomings in the study, the findings suggested many new predictor effects, and indicated that the most important predictors, in descending order, are 1.FX exposure characteristics, 2.company size, 3.debt and equity, and 4.intracompany transactions. They also highlighted the importance of, and the differences in, the effects of various FX exposure dimensions - particularly, 1.perceived exposure, 2.individual exposure and exposure component, and 3.exposure ambiguity, apart from actual total exposure size.
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Ward, Robert A. "Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Practices in Multinational Corporations." Thesis, Baker College (Michigan), 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13425719.
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<p> Companies experience a problem implementing corporate social responsibility reporting standards due to geographical differences, an over-abundance of guidelines, regulatory disparities, and varying levels of stakeholder requirements. These diverse conditions result in inadequate reporting of sustainability efforts and a lack of consistency of what actually gets reported. This exploratory, qualitative case study was based on a theoretical framework consisting of Freeman’s stakeholder theory, Suchman’s legitimacy theory, and Spence’s signaling theory. The sample consisted of six respondents from a research population of 100 multinational corporations (MNCs) with successful reporting practices. The instrument used was a researcher-developed questionnaire. The study addresses three research questions: How did leadership identify sustainability reporting standards, guidelines, or frameworks that would be appropriate for their company; how did the needs of the company’s stakeholders for reporting differ from the standards selected; and what CSR activities, indicators, or disclosures are not being included in the guideline that the company might want to report based on the needs of the stakeholders? Based on the results, nine themes emerged: (a) External motivational factors and stakeholders are critical to deciding which reporting guideline to use; (b) the CSR reporting method chosen is selected in order to meet the needs of the most influential actors; (c) companies augment reports with self-created KPIs based on influential actors and situational requirements; (d) the CSR reporting process requires greater internal collaboration within an organization; (e) changes to business strategy and resource allocation may be necessary; (f) both external and internal stakeholders are a source of valuable input and feedback regarding the produced reports; (g) collecting material and nonmaterial data is useful in producing reports and improving transparency; (h) companies want to see the impacts of their use competitors’ CSR activities and to use their reports to improve their own CSR activities and reports; and (i) standardization of reporting guidelines would benefit all stakeholders by allowing companies to become more transparent, improve comparisons between companies, and provide incentive to improve CSR processes. This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge on CSR reporting and allows companies to better understand CSR reporting process in their own environments.</p><p>
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Kvaal, Leif Christian. "Structural changes in the Chinese economy and foreign direct investment: risk factors affecting the business policy of multinational corporations investing through equity joint ventures in China from 1979 to 1989." Thesis, Boston University, 1994. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/27698.
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Boston University. University Professors Program Senior theses.<br>PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.<br>2031-01-02
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Xu, Dean. "The effect of institutional distance on multinational enterprise strategy." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ66370.pdf.
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Gilman, Don G. "Comparative analysis of corporate culture in a multinational organization." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3587467.
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<p> This study built upon the Project GLOBE (House, Hanges, Javidan, Dorfman, & Gupta, 2004) analysis by using a Web-based version of the GLOBE Questionnaire in order to examine the extent to which the cultural values and practices of middle managers in a multinational organization vary depending on (a) their cultural background and the region in which they work, (b) whether they were a member of a recently acquired company, and (c) the number of years employed by the multinational organization. Multinational organizations face the unique challenge of operating in societies that have different sets of cultural norms, expectations, beliefs, and values. Just as societies have distinct cultures, so do organizations. Individuals working in organizations are influenced by the organizational culture as well as by the societal culture and competition between these 2 sets of distinct cultures can dramatically impact the success or failure of an acquisition, a strategic alliance, or any other initiative involving multiple cultures. Focusing on data from over 200 middle managers from the United States parent organization, and the regional organizations in Ireland, France, and Japan, a secondary analysis shows that an individual's values and beliefs tend to be more closely aligned with the corporate culture of the parent organization than with the societal culture of the regional organization. Additionally, an examination of the culture of an acquired company shows that there are no statistically significant differences in cultural practices, and only 2 statistically significant differences in cultural values, several years after the acquisition. Finally, the results from this study show that statistically significant differences for cultural practices and values between individual respondents and the overall organization tend to be most prevalent among middle managers with 5 to 10 years of service with the organization.</p>
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El-Hifnawi, Hany Mahmoud. "Motivation of multinational work force in QGCP in Qatar." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.297840.
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Kusluvan, Salih. "Multinational enterprises in tourism : a case study of Turkey." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1994. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=20378.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the significance of tourism multinationals - hotels, tour operators and airlines - as an external force on the development and sustainability of an international tourism industry in developing countries, and as applied to the case of Turkey. Two preconceived hypotheses are put forward for the investigation. First, significant international tourism development in developing countries is accompanied, sine qua non, by tourism multinationals' involvement, co-operation and willingness. Second, in order to take advantage of the role of tourism multinationals and the benefits they provide, and to balance the conflicting interests of host nations with those of tourism multinationals, developing countries, being a more dependent party, need to: (a) provide a stable and hospitable investment environment for foreign investors in tourism (b) design and implement policies regarding tourism multinationals in line with general and tourism development objectives; (c) co-operate, be flexible and be reconciled with tourism multinationals; (d) persuade tourism multinationals through negotiations and concessions to share the benefits of tourism development. To test the hypotheses, both theoretical discussions and empirical field research are used. The theoretical part concentrates on previous literature concerning the relations between international tourism and development; multinational enterprises and development; and tourism multinationals and international tourism development in developing countries. Empirical field research looks at the experience of Turkey with tourism multinationals in terms of their role, impacts and significance on tourism development.
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Johansson, Peter, and Souza Dos Anjos Ivia De. "Managerial Attitudes in Multinational Companies in Brazil : - a comparative study." Thesis, Stockholm University, School of Business, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6275.
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<p>Different attitudes in different countries and kinds of culture? The general idea of this work is to find out if multinational organizations preserve their way of dealing with their personnel in Brazil as they do in their home countries. Culture is a subject of high importance inside most organizations now days. Corporations have to learn the culture of the country they are inter-ested in doing business with, so that negotiations can occur and deals can be made. At the same time we have a strong wave of globalization going on around the globe promoting some type of homogenization of world cultures. How is it that organizations can cope with both ways? It seems that, what is happening is that they are actually one of the biggest powers causing globalization, at the same time that when settling inside of a new culture they have also to adapt to local ways so employees will be able to perform in an environment known and comfortable to them. As the purpose of this thesis is to examine in what way the managerial attitude, and especially the employee performance management, inside a multinational organization is different on the Brazilian market compared to its home-market we had to use theories and models related to culture and cultural organizations as well as motivational theories from well established sources in these particular fields. Authors like Hofstead, Trompenaars, Schein and Maslow are among others that we decided were suitable for our purpose. The results we got from our research show that there is a difference between the Brazilian and the international market although this difference is not very much accentuated. It seems like there is a homogenization of how companies deal and value their Human Resources happen-ing and that the Brazilian market is picking up on it. We came upon interesting questions that were being raised with the development of our research that unfortunately we could not ad-dress as it was not the purpose of this work but we feel that it was significant to bring them up as followed a natural line of thought that had relevance to our work.</p>
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Mühlmeyer, Joachim. "Internationale Preisharmonisierung im Business-to-Business-Geschäft /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2001. http://aleph.unisg.ch/hsgscan/hm00151397.pdf.
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Oji, Kazuaki. "Business models and talent management practices of Japanese multinational companies : 1970-2018." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117991.
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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2018.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-98).<br>Few other countries have experienced as much rapid economic change as Japan. In the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was praised as "global number one" because of its extraordinary economic growth. However, from the early 1990s, the Japanese economy began to decline, and the global presence of major Japanese companies also started to diminish. Today, Japan is again on the track toward economic growth, and Japanese companies are recovering their growth momentum. During this period, Japanese companies began to change their global business strategies. During the earlier years, their core capabilities were centralized in Japan, but they have gradually shifted their R&D and marketing functions from Japan to overseas subsidiaries. Some companies are now optimizing their value chain without regard to entity and/or location limitations. These changes in global strategy should also align with changes in their talent management practices. However, I believe some Japanese companies are not making the needed changes in a timely manner. In this thesis, I explore the transition of business and talent management practices of Japanese companies, mainly manufacturers, and discuss the challenges they now face. Further, I provide suggestions to help facilitate the transformation of human resource management practices in Japanese companies.<br>by Kazuaki Oji.<br>M.B.A.
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Ojanperä, O. (Olga). "Effects of using English in business communication in Japanese-based multinational corporations." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2014. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201402131106.
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Japanese companies are internationalising and becoming increasingly involved in global business. It has become more and more common in Japan to use English, the global language of business. Recently, English has been introduced as the official language of a few Japanese corporations and discussions are going on in many other companies. English is not used for international operations solely but it is required in almost all functions.
English has an undeniable role as the lingua franca of global business. Using English is no more a choice but inevitable for companies trying to compete in international markets. Yet, the effects of English in business communication have not been studied much until recent years.
The aim of this research is to examine the effects of using English in Japanese-based multinational corporations. Using qualitative research method, the empirical part of the study is comprised of a two-step research including three interviews and a questionnaire. Participants were selected from four Japanese-based multinational corporations.
Three main topics are discussed in the study. Firstly, the role of language skills in cross-cultural business communication is analysed. Secondly, the effects of using English in Japanese companies are studied on two levels including individual and company levels. On individual level, it is discussed how using English affects job performance, and how English language skills affect career development in Japanese corporations. On company level, it is examined how the corporate strategy can support effective use of English in Japanese companies.
There were two main findings in this study. Firstly, English language skills can contribute to better job performance and promotion in Japanese-based multinational corporations. Employees with English language skills seem to have better chances for promotion and overseas assignments, and have wider career choices. On the other hand, using English can make communication slow, cause misunderstanding, create frustration and create barriers for employees with poor language skills. Secondly, it was found out that the company strategy has an essential role in supporting effective business communication in English. Not only can the company choose the right language policy, but it can enhance effective use of English, by creating an encouraging atmosphere and offering its employees opportunities to use and practise English language skills.
In summary, by presenting a qualitative study of Japanese-based multinational corporations, this research aims at contributing to better understanding of effective business communication. The role of language cannot be left aside, since effective cross-cultural business communication can define Japanese companies’ success in today’s multicultural business world.
This study was conducted in Tohoku University research programme during academic year 2012–2013, in Sendai, Japan.
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Lee, In Hyeock (Ian). "Three essays on entrepreneurship, multinationals, and location strategies." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3274245.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, 2007.<br>Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-07, Section: A, page: 3025. Advisers: Alan M. Rugman; Eric B. Rasmusen. Title from dissertation home page (viewed Mar. 28, 2008).
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Dastidar, Protiti. "Effect of multinational diversification on firm value : a cross-country evaluation." The Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1272979156.
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