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Aguilera-Caracuel, Javier, Jaime Guerrero-Villegas, and Encarnación García-Sánchez. "Reputation of multinational companies." European Journal of Management and Business Economics 26, no. 3 (October 2, 2017): 329–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejmbe-10-2017-019.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use stakeholder theory as the theoretical reference framework to study the influence of internationalization (geographic international diversification) and social performance on multinational companies’ (MNCs) reputation. Design/methodology/approach The authors confirm the research hypotheses using a sample of 113 US MNCs in the chemical, energy and industrial machinery sectors during the period 2005-2010. Findings This study contributes to the literature in three ways. First, it incorporates literature on internationalization to study the possible connection between geographic international diversification and social performance in MNCs. Second, it sheds light on the debate between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the reputation of MNCs in a very diverse transnational context in which MNCs must meet the needs of stakeholders at both local and global levels. Third, it incorporates the mediating role of social performance in the relationship between geographic international diversification and the firm’s reputation. Originality/value Prior studies have hardly analyzed this relationship, which becomes especially relevant for MNCs, since their implementation of advanced CSR practices in the different markets in which they operate will gain them a good reputation, not only in specific local contexts but also globally, benefitting the organization as a whole and enabling it to gain internal consistency (improvement in internal efficiency), transparency and legitimacy.
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Lavelle, Jonathan, Patrick Gunnigle, and Anthony McDonnell. "Patterning employee voice in multinational companies." Human Relations 63, no. 3 (January 6, 2010): 395–418. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726709348935.

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Employee voice has been an enduring theme within the employment relations literature.This article profiles the incidence of a range of direct and indirect employee voice mechanisms within multinational companies (MNCs) and, using an analytical framework, identifies a number of different approaches to employee voice. Drawing from a highly representative sample of MNCs in Ireland, we point to quite a significant level of engagement with all types of employee voice, both direct and indirect. Using the analytical framework, we find that the most common approach to employee voice was an indirect voice approach (i.e. the use of trade unions and/or non-union structures of collective employee representation). The regression analysis identifies factors such as country of origin, sector, the European Union Directive on Information and Consultation and date of establishment as having varying impacts on the approaches adopted by MNCs to employee voice.
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Nessa, Michelle L. "Repatriation Tax Costs and U.S. Multinational Companies' Shareholder Payouts." Accounting Review 92, no. 4 (October 1, 2016): 217–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/accr-51633.

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ABSTRACT This paper examines whether and to what extent repatriation tax costs constrain U.S. multinational companies' (MNCs) distributions to shareholders. During the 1987–2004 sample period, I find that repatriation tax costs decrease U.S. MNCs' dividend payments, and the economic magnitude of the effect is substantial. I do not find evidence that repatriation tax costs decrease U.S. MNCs' share repurchases, on average. I find cross-sectional variation in the effect of repatriation tax costs on share repurchases based on U.S. MNCs' opportunities to fund repurchases through external borrowing and to minimize the incremental U.S. cash tax cost of repatriations. I do not observe an association between repatriation tax costs and U.S. MNCs' dividend payments or share repurchases during a more recent time period (2009–2014). This study contributes to our understanding of the impact of the current U.S. worldwide tax system on U.S. MNCs' real decisions and of the determinants of firms' payout policies.
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Poornimarani and Diana. "INDIAN ENTREPRENEURS COMPEITATION BEFORE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 8(SE) (August 31, 2016): 10–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i8(se).2016.2581.

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MNCS are big challenges before local Indian entrepreneurs. Indian entrepreneurs are now finding it difficult to compete with multinational companies. Indian ersare trying to internationalize in their response. In this study 123 ers are examined, the purpose of the study is to identify the problems and competition before India ers. However there is a need of more support to enable them to survive and grow.
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Li, Ren, and Zhenlin Liu. "What Causes the Divestment of Multinational Companies in China? A Subsidiary Perspective." Journal of Business Theory and Practice 3, no. 1 (June 30, 2015): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/jbtp.v3n1p81.

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<p><em>This paper examines the causes of MNCs’ divestments in China. The MNCs’ profitability, market shares and productivities are negatively related to the possibility of divestment, while the MNCs’ debts are positively related to the possibility that foreign investments are divested. These results suggest that divestments are affected by MNCs’ performances, and their performances are endogenous shocks for divestment.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p>
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Ribeiro, Fernanda Teixeira Franco, Mariane Figueira, and Cristina Lelis Leal Calegario. "The Role of External Knowledge in the Innovative Activities of Agricultural Biotechnology Multinationals." Internext 16, no. 3 (September 1, 2021): 271–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.18568/internext.v16i3.610.

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Objective: To evaluate the influence of external knowledge absorbed on the potential to innovate of multinational companies (MNCs), in the genetically modified (GM) seed sector from 2000 to 2018. Method: A quantitative approach was applied. Data was composed of the main patents filed by MNCs in the GM seed sector, collected from the Espacenet database, the MNCs’ annual reports, and the INPI database. Variables were analyzed using panel regression model. Main results: Results showed that the MNCs’ own resources, as well as the external knowledge absorbed were individually significant. The Interactive variable was not significant in the model. Relevance/ Originality: In addition to addressing literature gaps related for instance to the need to investigate the factors that influence the generation of innovation in multinationals, the present study focused on the agricultural biotechnology sector, which is of paramount importance for the innovations generated in agriculture. Theoretical contributions: This study contributes by filling literature gaps related to the need to understand how important is the influence of the external knowledge and resources to the innovative capabilities of MNCs. Social contributions: This paper helps managers be conscious of the fact that innovation is not only developed internally, involving the MNC’s own network, but in fact, innovation requires relationships with other companies, allowing the access of external knowledge and resources.
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Jozef, Erwind, Kavigtha Mohan Kumar, Mohammad Iranmanesh, and Behzad Foroughi. "The effect of green shipping practices on multinational companies’ loyalty in Malaysia." International Journal of Logistics Management 30, no. 4 (November 11, 2019): 974–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-01-2019-0005.

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Purpose The globalization of market and production activities with unequal distribution of market demand and resources has accelerated the demand for shipping services. Public concerns about environmental issues and the impacts of shipping service providers’ green shipping practices (GSPs) on the reputation and performance of multinational companies (MNCs) motivated the authors to test the impact of shipping companies’ GSPs on MNCs’ loyalty by considering timeliness and perceived value as moderators. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected from 141 MNCs and analyzed using the partial least squares technique. Findings The results show that company policy and procedure, shipping documentation, shipping equipment and shipping materials have significant effects on MNCs’ loyalty. Furthermore, timeliness positively moderates the impacts of shipping materials and shipping design on compliance, while perceived value positively moderates the effects of shipping equipment and shipping design for compliance on MNCs’ loyalty. Practical implications The results provide insight for shipping service providers on GSPs that may lead to MNCs’ loyalty by considering the roles of lead time and freight rate. Originality/value The results extend the literature by testing empirically the impacts of GSP of shipping companies on MNCs’ loyalty and also by investigating the moderating impacts of perceived value and timeliness.
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M. Attia, Ashraf, M. Asri Jantan, Nermine Atteya, and Rana Fakhr. "Sales training: comparing multinational and domestic companies." Marketing Intelligence & Planning 32, no. 1 (January 28, 2014): 124–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mip-02-2013-0029.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine similarities and differences of current state of initial sales training practices of both domestic and multinational corporations (MNCs) in Egypt. This paper begins by reviewing the cross-cultural sales training research and developing hypotheses. Design/methodology/approach – A methodology section follows, including measurement instruments, sample and data collection, and validity and reliability measures. The data were collected from sales managers, marketing managers, and sales supervisors. Findings – Results reveal that MNCs differ significantly from their domestic counterparts in the following sales training phases: needs determination, objective setting, program methods, program contents, and training evaluation. Research limitations/implications – In-depth discussion, managerial implications, and suggestions for future research are provided. Originality/value – There has been very limited research published on sales training practices in the Middle East (Yaseen and Khanfar, 2009) and Egypt in particular (e.g. Attia and Honeycutt, 2012; Honeycutt et al., 2001). This research sheds further highlights on sales training practices in Egypt and adds in filling in the gap in sales training literature by addressing sales training in Egypt.
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Fregidou-Malama, Maria, Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury, and Akmal S. Hyder. "Innovative product marketing strategy: multinational companies in Bangladesh." Journal of Asia Business Studies 13, no. 4 (October 7, 2019): 656–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jabs-07-2018-0193.

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Purpose This paper aims to deal with international marketing of products, analyzing how adaptation/standardization and network development are achieved when marketing products in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach By applying a qualitative method, the study was conducted at four multinationals, British American Tobacco, Perfetti Van Melle, Tetrapak and Reckitt Benckiser, operating in Bangladesh. Data were collected through semistructured interviews, direct observation and official documents. The analysis was conducted through construction of themes that were identified from the data set. Findings The study demonstrates that business relationships related to a local market should be adapted to customer preferences. The research suggests that a balanced combination of product quality and development of new, innovative products adapted to the needs of the market and the customers establishes trust and networks. Cultural and market context were found to influence multinational companies (MNCs)s to standardize the quality of the products and adapt marketing mix components to the needs of consumers. Research limitations/implications The paper contributes to international marketing literature with a model of product marketing based on context, trust, networks and adaptation/standardization. The model introduces the cultural dimension of femininity/ masculinity and the innovation of products and market structure. The study is limited to one emerging market. Further studies should explore other emerging market economies and MNCs. Practical implications The results suggest that to meet the challenges of emerging market economies and achieve success, managers should take people and market needs into consideration. Originality/value This paper extends product marketing literature by presenting a context-based model for MNCs’ product marketing.
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Chowdhury, Tamgid Ahmed, and Mohammad Khasro Miah. "Developing Multidimensional Employability Skill Index: A Study of Local and Multinational Companies in Bangladesh." South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management 6, no. 1 (January 21, 2019): 73–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2322093718821217.

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This study offers an “employability skill index” for entry-level job seekers and compares the skill requirements of local and multinational corporations (MNCs) in Bangladesh through a structural equation modelling approach. The primary data were collected from 1,285 managers in 24 local companies and 27 MNCs in Bangladesh. The results of the study revealed an eight-dimensional 33-item index with significant differences in skill requirements between local companies and MNCs. The study found that local companies put more emphasis on “Reliability Skills” and “Integrity Skills”. MNCs, on the other hand, highlighted “Interactive Skills” and “Academic Skills” substantially. Finally, the article suggests some directions for future research.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Multinational companies(MNCs)"

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Alomar, Jawaher. "An exploration of corporate social responsibility in multinational companies (MNCs) in Saudi Arabia." Thesis, Swansea University, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.644531.

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The issue of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Multinational Corporations (MNCs) of developing countries has received considerable attention in international business and international management literature in recent years, but there is a dearth of research on CSR in MNCs operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, especially in Saudi Arabia. In particular there is a scarcity of research on how MNCs, mainly from Western Countries, develop and implement their CSR activities in the Islamic world. Moreover there is a paucity of research exploring the role of CSR in shaping the MNC subsidiary-host country relationship. This study was undertaken to fill these gaps in the literature. In this respect, the study investigates MNCs' CSR initiatives in Saudi Arabia. In particular, it explores the perceptions of CSR held by managers of MNCs, the government, society and other stakeholders concerned. The examination also covered the factors affecting the subsidiary-host country relationship and the elements which facilitate cordial interdependency in Saudi Arabia. The study is innovative because of the dominance of religion and the government in the social, political and economic affairs of Saudi Arabia and the effects of these on the management of MNCs. A CSR theoretical framework was developed to guide the study and a qualitative research methodology was adopted. Essentially, questionnaires s and interviews were used to collect the data and evidence for the study. The data and other fieldwork empirical evidence were analysed thematically and with the support of NVivo. The study generated some novel and interesting findings, providing deeper insights into CSR practice and management and their impact on the subsidiary-host country relationship. The main finding of the study is that local Islamic culture and governmental rules are the most influential in shaping CSR in the MNC subsidiaries. The study also revealed that perceptions of the CSR concept were more or less in line with the Western perspective, but in Saudi Arabia the ethical impact was greater due to the dominant influence of local Islamic culture. It also emerged from the study that most of the challenges facing MNCs' subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia in their CSR implementation arose from a lack of government support and excessive, inefficient bureaucracy. Therefore, this suggests a need for MNCs to conduct CSR activities via existing or feasible governmental channels, such as through paI1nerships formed with the government and an alignment of CSR objectives with governmental concerns and initiatives. The study also emphasised the importance of using Islamic principles as a means of promoting CSR activities in order to ensure the acceptance of the MNCs' CSR initiatives. An interesting finding of the study was that the initiation of CSR activities by MNCs was primarily motivated by a need to enhance corporate reputation at both local and global levels. The conclusion drawn from the findings was that the adoption of CSR in MNC subsidiaries greatly depended on the actions and choices of the corporation in terms of how they wanted to be perceived by both the government and the public in Saudi Arabia. An analysis of the data and evidence gathered shows that in general, to achieve cordial interdependent relationships and the benefit of interdependence, an MNC needs to form a paI1nership between the subsidiary and local organisation or the government, in order to focus on local needs. It is therefore suggested that CSR activities should be aligned with the needs and issues specific to the host country.
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Amaugo, Amarachi Ngozi. "The transfer of HR practices of four multinational companies (MNCS) to their subsidiaries in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622100.

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This thesis examines the transfer of HR practices in the Nigerian subsidiaries of MNCs from emerging countries. It aimed to address a number of gaps identified from the literature, especially as there is a dearth of study in this area in developing countries in contrast to developed countries. Specifically, the study attempts to shed light on the nature of the HR practices, the process of the transfer of HR practices, the factors that influence the transfer process and the role of HR in the transfer process. The study utilised 48 semi-structured interviews conducted between November 2012 and March 2015 in the Nigerian subsidiary of the four case companies. The data was predominantly gathered using an in-depth semi-structured interview of HR managers and specialists, line managers of other functional departments, senior managers and others who are involved with people-related issues on the nature of HRM policies applied in subsidiaries of MNCs from emerging economies and their approach to the management of their human resources in overseas subsidiaries. Generally, the findings from this study reveal that these MNC case companies display more similarities than differences. In particular, similarities were found to be the increasing emphasis on training and development, which was used to develop employees extensively, implementing standard appraisal systems which are more target-oriented and standardised communication. However, differences existed in the areas of compensation and benefits, and recruitment and selection. Additionally, expatriates are appointed in key positions and are used to facilitate the transfer of these practices. Furthermore, similarities and differences are influenced by a number of factors. Overall, the study’s findings contribute to knowledge in several ways. First, they extend knowledge on the convergence debate and show that there is convergence among EMNCs themselves and with western MNCs, and this convergence is with regards to the adoption of Anglo-Saxon practices that are known to be globally accepted standard practices. The study also contributes to the Upper Echelon Theory in that it confirms that the education and experience of top and senior managers affects the nature of HR practices adopted. This study can be extended into other contexts. Secondly, it contributes to knowledge on the approaches adopted by the MNCs and the findings reveal that various IHRM approaches could be used depending on the policy or practice that is considered of “strategic importance”. It reveals that an exportive approach was adopted by the parent companies.
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Garcia, Marta perez. "Design driven innovation : enhancing idea quality in front end idea generation practices in large multinational companies (MNCs)." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 2016. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.765746.

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Bao, Chanzi. "Senior management perception of strategic international human resource management effectiveness : the case of multinational companies performance in China." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4437.

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The intense competition arising from globalisation requires MNCs to manage their HRs globally and strategically to become a source of competitive advantage. Hence, SIHRM acknowledges the need to balance global integration and local responsiveness, together with emphasising the importance of seeking strategic fit between HR policies and business strategy, which in turn leads to superior firm performance. Furthermore, this development also increased awareness and recognition of the role of senior managers and cultural traditions. Therefore, the primary purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between SIHRM effectiveness and firm performance as perceived by senior management coupled with the influence from MNCs' headquarters and Chinese cultural values. Consequently, the researcher selected a case study approach with a triangulation data collection method through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews undertaken in four selected subsidiaries of MNCs. The research findings strengthened the theoretical foundations of several HRM models, together with supporting Analoui's eight-parameter approach (1999) as a functional, coherent and interlinked framework regarding the effectiveness of senior managers. In particular, this research found that quality enhancement of products and service was the preferred and adopted key business strategy amongst the studied MNCs. Whilst they are also seeking to balance globalisation and localisation through reconciling control and adaptation rather than satisfying one at the expense of the other, such that the trend is for Western HR policies to be gradually accepted and internalised by the younger generation of the Chinese managers. Finally, this research made several recommendations to foreign MNCs operating in China.
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Davidsson, Linda. "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Activities of Swedish Multinational Companies (MNCs) Contributing to Economic and Social Development in the Argentinean Society." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2076.

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Background: Stakeholders are expecting companies to take on a broader social responsibility. Swedish MNCs operating in Argentina and working actively with CSR face special challenges when implementing CSR activities in the local context. However, what is important is what the companies are doing in practice, not what they are saying in corporate reports.

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to examine how and why Swedish MNCs operating in Argentina and working actively and consciously with CSR on a corporate level, engage in CSR activities aimed at the society in Argentina.

Results: Ericsson and Tetra Pak engage in strategic business interest activities contributing with their core competences - communication technology and recycling of packages - to the poor and less educated. Astra Zeneca and ABB engage in corporate philanthropic activities, collaborating with children foundations and supporting a farm school respectively. ABB also engages in strategic CSR activities manufacturing an electrical device aimed at the poor. The most decisive motives for engaging in CSR activities is the social sensitivity of the people in the organization (Ericsson), achieving better community relations (ABB), and the demands of the mother companies (Astra Zeneca and Tetra Pak). Marketing benefits are not admitted as motives, but the MNCs are clearly aware of CSR's positive effects on the company image.

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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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Alshaibi, Alsedieg. "Business Relationships Between Local Firms and MNCs in a less Developing Country : The Case of Libyan Firms." Doctoral thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-8347.

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International business relationships have been widely researched over the last three decades. Themajor attention of these studies, no matter what their theoretical perspective, concerns the MNCs inthe less developing countries (LDCs). Studies that illustrate how firms in LDCs behave regardinginteraction with MNCs are slim. Therefore, this study focuses on firms in LDCs, namely Libyan firms,and their relationships with MNCs. The study reflects not only on the relationships between the localfirms with MNCs but also the impacts of other interrelated business and non-business units on theserelationships. The study employs business network theory for industrial marketing and develops amodel applicable for studying such a market.The empirical study employs a survey method which examines 60 Libyan firms’ relationships withforeign suppliers containing more than 300 questions. In the empirical part, the study shows that therelationships like technological adaptation, technological cooperation and information exchange wereawarded low values. The measures on the other hand show a high value of impact from the politicalactors and even activities in the contextual environment. The study shows in detail where and howthe political actions influence business relationships. These impacts from the local environment affectlocal firms more than the foreign suppliers, and thus have some bearing on the MNCs and local firms’relationship weaknesses and strengths.The thesis’ conceptual contribution stands on development of new notions in business network theoryby integration of the contextual environment, in other words, network environment, and examinationof their impact on the strength of the focal business relationship. The study further contributesknowledge, not only for firms and politicians in LDCs to understand the consequence of their actions,but also provides deep information for MNCs to understand issues like why firms in LDCs behave ina specific way. Such understandings facilitate the development of cooperation. The study providesinformation about a number of characteristics which are specific for the business networks of such amarket which is dependent on only one resource like oil. While most studies in the field ofinternational business regard the business activities of MNCs, more research is needed to also observethe behaviour of firms from LDCs to gain deeper knowledge on the relationship between the MNCsand local firms from LDCs. The role of political actors and the influence of dependency on one soletype of resources and aspects like change in the prices of this resource seem to be important, but arequite neglected in research in international business.
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Farah, Deqa, and Valentina Vuniqi. "Language Proficiency and Cross-cultural Adaptation as Part of Cross-cultural Communication Competence : A Study of an Ethnically Diverse Team in a Multinational Company in Sweden." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18862.

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Purpose: Our purpose is to study how language proficiency and cross-cultural adaptation affect ethnically diverse teams in their cross-cultural communication competence. Methodology: The data was collected through six interviews of team members working in a product development project in a multinational company. The interviews were conducted in March of 2012. The data analysis followed an interpretative thematic analysis inspired by Boyatzis (1998). To analyze the data we have utilized some steps of the thematic analysis. With the analysis it was identified that ethnically diverse teams build language proficiency and cross-cultural adaptation. Findings: The findings from this research indicate that cross-cultural adaptation and language proficiency should be considered as important dimensions of cross-cultural communication competence within ethnically diverse teams. Language proficiency remains a challenge for many ethnically diverse teams and should be included in studies related to communication. Employees’ ability to adapt to the current environment and culture has an essential impact on team communication. Research limitations/implications: The research was done in a Multinational company based in Sweden within one team at Electrolux AB, therefore implications from our study may not be applicable to all ethnically diverse teams in Multinational companies globally.
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Ciabuschi, Francesco. "On the innovative MNC : leveraging innovations and the role of IT systems /." Uppsala : Företagsekonomiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-4565.

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Kasper, Helmut, and Beate Haltmeyer. "Knowledge management and organizational learning in multinational companies (MNC´s)." WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2002. http://epub.wu.ac.at/554/1/document.pdf.

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Knowledge sharing and learning in MNC's (Multinational Companies) is a cross-border process in two ways: not only organizational but also national borders have to be overcome which is a highly difficult and complex undertaking. However, for MNC's the highly diversified knowledge in the different geographically dispersed units is a key asset and the transfer and usage of this knowledge throughout the whole organization is the key for competitive advantage. This paper presents a theoretical concept of knowledge sharing in MNC's and focuses on the influence of the multinational or multicultural context on the process of knowledge sharing. The model is subject to broad empirical testing in the course of our It, therefore, provides an analysis of the most important international / inter-organizational context factors and suggestions how to handle the problems arising from cultural differences with respect to successful knowledge sharing. (author's abstract)
Series: WU-Jahrestagung 2002
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Books on the topic "Multinational companies(MNCs)"

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Awuah, Gabriel Baffour. The presence of multinational companies (MNCS) in Ghana: A study of the impact of the interaction between an MNC and three indigenous companies. Uppsala: Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University, 1994.

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Westney, D. Eleanor. Japan. Edited by Alan M. Rugman. Oxford University Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199234257.003.0022.

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Japanese MNEs are arguably the most studied population of MNEs next to those from the United States, and in some aspects — particularly the extent to which home country practices and systems are carried across borders — they have been more exhaustively analysed than those from any other country. Summarizing this extensive literature poses a formidable challenge. This article tries to accomplish three things. First, it provides an overview of the scope, timing, and destination of Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) — three of the fundamental topics of interest in international business — in order to supply a basic map of when and where Japanese companies extended their operations abroad. Second, it takes the research on Japanese MNEs conducted in the 1970s as a benchmark to examine their evolution over time. Finally, it briefly looks at Japan as a host country for foreign multinationals.
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Book chapters on the topic "Multinational companies(MNCs)"

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Amoako, George Kofi. "CSR Practices of Multinational Companies (MNCs) and Community Needs in Africa: Evidence of Selected MNCs from Ghana." In Corporate Social Responsibility in Sub-Saharan Africa, 217–40. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26668-8_10.

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Chen, Zhenjiao, and Doug Vogel. "How Mentorship Improves Reverse Transfer of Tacit Knowledge in Chinese Multinational Companies (MNCs)." In Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, 125–34. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30133-4_9.

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Aras-Beger, Gizem, and F. Dilvin Taşkın. "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Multinational Companies (MNCs), Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and Small Businesses." In The Palgrave Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility, 1–25. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22438-7_69-1.

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Aras-Beger, Gizem, and F. Dilvin Taşkın. "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Multinational Companies (MNCs), Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and Small Businesses." In The Palgrave Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility, 791–815. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42465-7_69.

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Minbaeva, Dana B. "HRM Practices and Knowledge Transfer in Multinational Companies." In Strategic Knowledge Management in Multinational Organizations, 1–27. IGI Global, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-630-3.ch001.

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This chapter introduces HRM practices that help MNCs to overcome knowledge transfer barriers (knowledge-driven HRM practices). It argues that MNCs can institute various HRM practices that impact knowledge transfer barriers associated with behavior of knowledge senders and receivers. HRM practices relevant for absorptive capacity of subsidiary employees form two groups – cognitive (job analysis, recruitment, selection, international rotation, career management, training and performance appraisal) and stimulative (promotion, performance-based compensation, internal transfer, orientation programs, job design and flexible working practices). The application of cognitive HRM practices enhances the ability of knowledge receivers to absorb transferred knowledge, while the use of stimulative HRM practices increases their motivation. Temporary and permanent types of international assignments respectively influence the ability and motivation of expatriate managers to share their knowledge.
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Ollong, Kingsly Awang. "The Implication of Multinational Corporations in Poverty Eradication in Cameroon." In International Business, 1490–514. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9814-7.ch069.

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This paper explores business strategies and policies put in place by multinational corporations to alleviate poverty in Africa with specific examples from Cameroon. The world's population is rapidly increasing and the rich people are getting richer, whereas the poor people are becoming even more marginalized. During the era of economic liberalization the belief was that the opening up of economies to multinational corporations could lead to economic growth and, subsequently, economic development. The activities of multinational corporations have witnessed a tremendous boom since the advent of the twenty first century, that is characterized with advances in information communication technology, and the flow of capital have been the main proxy for MNC activity. MNCs are mainly motivated by opportunities that increase their profits, and the most important factors for MNCs are market size and access to resources. Nevertheless, as markets are getting saturated and MNCs are looking for new opportunities, innovative business strategies have been developed to provide dividends to their shareholders while making sure the stakeholders and communities in which they operate also benefit. This paper explores some business models that MNCs have used to make their products available, affordable and accepted in poor markets that are mostly found in Africa on the one hand and corporate social responsibility initiatives implemented by MNCs to alleviate poverty in the continent on the other. The paper concludes that though the principal goal of MNCs is profit maximization, corporations are making an effort to see that the poor benefit from the activities of these giant companies. To get to this conclusion the paper relied on both primary sources and the exploitation of the already existing literature in books and journals. Given that the sector of activities of MNCs is vast, the paper laid emphasis on fast moving consumer goods companies (FMCGs) in Cameroon.
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"Islamic Work Ethics in Marketing." In Principles of Islamic Ethics for Contemporary Workplaces, 106–25. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5295-7.ch007.

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Islam ethics are being overlooked by multinational companies (MNCs) with growing Muslim markets. Islam sees business as an essential pillar of society, and before the noble Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) commencement his mission, he was a very successful businessman with his honesty, reliability, and trustworthiness towards his customers. This clearly advocates that Islamic ethical principles need to be adopted by multinational companies (MNCs) to meet the welfare of Muslim customers. Although profit maximisation is not the ultimate goal of trade in Islam, Islam accepts profits and trade and does not aim to remove all differences in income and wealth that may result in various social and economic classes. The chapter discusses the conceptual implications of companies planning to engage the Muslim customers, employees, and other stakeholders.
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Lytras, Miltiadis D., and Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos. "The Building of the Intellectual Capital Statement in Multinationals." In Knowledge Ecology in Global Business, 212–23. IGI Global, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-270-1.ch013.

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Multinational companies (MNCs) are facing important challenges within the current economic context. Rapid technological changes, the globalization of the economy, the existence of increasingly demanding consumers are, among other factors, the origin of the difficulties involved in achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage in the long term.One of the keys for overcoming these difficulties is to manage knowledge-based resources appropriately. However, in order to be able to manage these resources, the multinationals need to know, with complete transparency, just what these resources are, and this is achieved by quantifying them. The quantification of knowledge-based resources and the preparation of intellectual capital statements represent two strategic challenges for the MNCs.
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Lytras, Miltiadis D., and Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos. "The Building of Intellectual Capital Statements in Multinationals." In Strategic Knowledge Management in Multinational Organizations, 195–206. IGI Global, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-630-3.ch014.

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Multinational companies (MCNs) are facing important challenges within the current economic context. Rapid technological changes, the globalization of the economy, the existence of increasingly demanding consumers are, among other factors, the origin of the difficulties involved in achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage in the long-term. One of the keys for overcoming these difficulties is to manage knowledge-based resources appropriately. However, in order to be able to manage these resources, the multinationals need to know, with complete transparency, just what these resources are, and this is achieved by quantifying them. The quantification of knowledge-based resources and the preparation of intellectual capital statements represent two strategic challenges for the MNCs.
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Zhou, Yanghua. "Expatriate Satisfaction and Motivation in Multinational Corporations." In Global Market and Global Trade [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97046.

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Employee satisfaction and motivation have an important influence on individual employees and the performance of companies. In international business and marketing, where expatriates play important roles, regional cultures and institutional factors impact their satisfaction and motivation. This chapter aims to find out what kind of regional cultures and institutions have an impact on employee satisfaction and motivation in multinational corporations (MNCs), using theoretical analysis and the results from around 100 Japanese expatriates’ questionnaires. It was possible to find the satisfaction and motivation-related characteristics of expatriates in MNCs from the results of their interviews and the questionnaire survey, which indicated that Japanese expatriates working in the USA, Singapore, and Indonesia had a higher job satisfaction degree than those working in cultural regions, such as China, Taiwan, and Australia. Moreover, the results showed that compared with other industries, in the sales and marketing industry, the Japanese expatriates had the lowest satisfaction degree after repatriation, although their satisfaction degree was higher during expatriation and after a career change. The reasons relating to regional cultures and institutions, and some methods and human resource management practices in international marketing and trading that were analyzed are expected to raise expatriates’ satisfaction and motivation.
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Conference papers on the topic "Multinational companies(MNCs)"

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Elfakharani, Ashraf. "Are Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) a Safe Haven to Multinational Companies (MNCs)?" In ISSC 2016 International Conference on Soft Science. Cognitive-crcs, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.08.34.

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Reyhan, Hakan, and Ahmet Mutlu. "The Future of Multinational Corporation Investments In Turkey: An Evaluation of Environmental and Natural Sources Investments." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c03.00474.

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It’s well known that receiving foreign investments is one of the main targets of Turkey’s economic policies since 1980’s. As a result of these policies, foreign-capitalized companies have considerable market shares in many sectors from automotive to mining, from food and beverage to petroleum, from agriculture to chemicals, from construction to pharmaceutical products. On the other hand, in last year’s there is a remarkable and growing public reaction to the foreign investments especially investments related to natural resources and environmental areas. Thus, in near future MNC’s which wanted to invest in Turkey would need to take more attention to public’s tendencies then government policies. In this study, main policies concerning MNC investments in Turkey will be evaluated and public’s approaches to foreign investments in environmental and natural resources will be discussed. In this study government perspectives of the foreign investments made by MNC’s and stimulation policies for foreign investments made by MNC’s will be evaluated in terms of sustainable development policies. Then, public’s reactions which raised especially after 2000’s to the foreign investments in environmental and natural resources and potential results of these reactions for future investments will be evaluated. Method of the study, based on literature review, and analysis of statistics and social event. In the study, the sensitivity against environmental and natural resource investments was found to be active in the past. Thus, MNC, for this type of investment, must more focus on changes in Turkey.
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de Borba Vieira, Cristina Rodrigues, and Mauro Zilbovicius. "The MNC subsidiaries of Brazilian multinational companies." In Technology. IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/picmet.2008.4599794.

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Su, Saier. "An Investigation of Foreign Exchange Risk Management in Chinese Multinational Companies Compared with US and UK MNEs." In 2018 2nd International Conference on Management, Education and Social Science (ICMESS 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icmess-18.2018.117.

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M. Hilger, Andreas, Thomas Steger, and Zlatko Nedelko. "Market Entries of Emnes in Developed Markets – A Case Study from Slovenia and Germany." In 5th International Scientific Conference 2021. University of Maribor Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-464-4.7.

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To get an insight into internalization processes of Slovenian MNEs and particularly to their activities in Germany, we adopted a distinctively qualitative approach and conducted semi-structured interviews with key actors of five major Slovene companies we used as case studies. Our study shows that several major assumptions regarding frontier and emerging market MNE international activities do not fit to Slovene companies. They were found to act as innovation leaders with high quality products and services, as well as with competitive pricing, as long as their technological capabilities are competitive. The liability of foreignness as well as the liability of country of origin are steeply declining with increasing technological capabilities in Slovene EMNEs. They also showed high institutional familiarity and suffered little from uncertainty. Our study also shows that Slovene companies partially show competitive advantages compared to their German counterparts. Moreover, our findings confirm that economic liberalization, in this case Slovenia’s entry into the European common market, is a significant force driving company growth and internationalization. Thereby, this study presents generalizable insights into the internationalization process from Central and Eastern Europe and anywhere where large multinationals are scarce yet.
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Koç, Murat, and Hakkı Çiftçi. "World Investments, Global Terrorism and the New Perception of Politic Risk." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c05.01108.

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Based on economic power struggle, the economic strength began to take the place of military power and economic security has been considered as important as military security in this new world order. Multinational companies and their feasibility studies constitute the agenda of politic risks before entering these markets. Political risk faced by firms can be defined as “the risk of a strategic, financial, or personnel loss for a firm because of such nonmarket factors as macroeconomic and social policies, or events related to political instability”. However, terrorism should be considered as a multiplier effect on some of the components mentioned above. Terrorism itself and these strict measures directly affect investments. In 2012, FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) flows into the Middle East and North Africa have been adversely affected by political risk over the past couple of years. Investor perceptions of political risks in the region remain elevated across a range of risks. The Arab Spring countries have fared worse than other developing countries in the region. The risk perception of civil disturbance and political violence, but also breach of contract, is especially prominent in Arab Spring countries. In other words, global terrorism has created a negative multiplier effect in the region. In this context, Multiplier effect can be summarized as an effect on a target, situation or event which exceed its creating strength than expected. Considering this impact, MNC’s SWOT analysis and investment analysis must signify a redefinition in a wide range by the means of political risk perceptions.
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