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Koksal, Evren. "The Impact Of Multinational Corporations On International Relations -a Study Of American Multinationals." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608016/index.pdf.

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This thesis analyzes the development of Multinational Corporations and their changing position and effects on International Relations. The historical evolution of multinationals with important historical milestones in their development, the definition, the concepts and their changing power capabilities and effects on nation states, international organizations and international relations will be discussed in this study. This thesis will also put forward some important case studies from the biggest American multinationals giving answers to questions such as to what extend can American multinationals effect inter-state relations or do giant multinationals became equivalent actors as nation states, what kind of interdependence do multinationals create among other actors.
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ZHANG, Yuanyuan. "The internationalization of emerging market multinationals : effects of host and home country institutional facotrs." Digital Commons @ Lingnan University, 2011. https://commons.ln.edu.hk/mkt_etd/4.

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As we all know, economic globalization and internationalization have sparked off countless studies and arguments in the past years. Some of the conventional theories about the internationalization of firms, however, are repeatedly challenged when they are applied to the less developed countries. The internationalization of firms from less developed countries has been a topic of growing interest in the international business and economics literature. In our study, we consider the influence of institutions from both the host and home country on entry modes of Chinese firms expanding overseas. Based on a sample of 314 China’s MNCs, the results support our hypotheses that both home and host institutions have significant effects on entry modes. Meanwhile, there are significant interactions between institutional quality of the host country and the government support of the home country and ownership type. At last, we find that both home and host institutional factors also affect the entry mode for a certain investment type, especially for the R&D investment. These findings have meaningful implications for understanding the internationalization behaviors of Chinese firms and the effect of dual institutional factors in studying the foreign entry modes of MNCs.
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Makhetha, Tlelima Patrick. "How institutional voids influence liability of foreignness for Multinationals operating in emerging markets." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74836.

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Multinational corporations operating in emerging markets have to be able to operate within the institutional context of those markets. Emerging markets institutions are mostly in transition or remain undeveloped and create a variety of institutional voids. International Business scholars have also been grappling with understanding how multinational corporations deal with liability of foreignness in the host environments in which they operate. The research canvassed the views from multinationals operating in South Africa as an emerging market. This study relies on institutional theory to understand how the institutional voids in emerging markets create specific liabilities of foreignness for the multinational corporations. How multinational corporations respond to these liabilities of foreignness is investigated.
Mini Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
MPhil (International Business)
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Al-Babtein, Ahmed. "Saudi Arabia and United States Multinationals: A Partnership in Economic Development." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500349/.

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This study has been primarily concerned with the pattern of economic development and the role of the multinational corporations (MNC's) in that process in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Two contrasting theoretical frameworks were adopted to assess the pattern of economic development followed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1970 through 1983. The first theoretical perspective is the neoclassical approach to economic development which postulates that the productive resources at the disposal of a country and the institutions developed to guide the prudent use of them are paramount to a balanced development. On the other hand, Hymer's contrasting perspective is based on the Law of Uneven Development. Essentially, Hymer claimed that inequality is built into the growth mechanisms of the present day world capitalist economic system that shapes the international economy through the agency of the multinational corporations. Therefore, any involvement by the MNC's is necessarily hierarchical, and characterized by dominance and dependence as well as wealth and poverty, particularly between the industrial countries of Western Europe and North America and the less developed countries in the Third World societies. Ironically, the Saudi Arabian case shows that Hymer's Law of Uneven Development is questionable. First, instead of the location of a country in the international economic system as the determinant of high standards and even development, the natural endowment translated into surplus capital must be viewed as the key to that process. Second, Saudi Arabian surplus capital was aided by foreign technologies, especially from multinationals based in the United States. In this connection, the MNC's played a positive role through their supplies of skilled manpower and efficient technologies to transform the desert of Saudi Arabia into a world class center of modern infrastructures and industrial complexes. Thus, the intervention of the multinationals in Saudi Arabian economic development has led to a situation of shared benefits; in which the interests of both the host country and the transnational enterprises have been well served. Finally, the Saudi Arabian experience demonstrates that it is possible for the parent country, the host country and the multinationals as parties to the investment process to adjust to each other with mutual trust instead of conflict and confrontation which had characterized many Third World countries' and multinationals' dealings in recent years.
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Cardoso, Vítor Manuel dos Santos. "Foreign Multinationals and Domestic Companies in Portugal: Are there Significant Performance Gaps?" Master's thesis, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/9107.

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Economia e Gestão Internacional
Master in International Economics and Management
A performance empresarial tem sido apontada por vários autores como um importante tópico de pesquisa no ramo dos Negócios Internacionais (International Business), principalmente no que diz respeito às empresas multinacionais. As empresas, em geral, coordenam as suas actividades por objectivos e competem para alcançar vantagem competitiva através do desempenho. Esta dissertação investiga se as empresas multinacionais estrangeiras (FO) e as domésticas (DO) diferem em desempenho comparativo. Especificamente, este estudo pretende determinar se há diferenças de performance significativas entre as multinacionais estrangeiras e as suas congéneres domésticas, e se essas diferenças variam consoante as medidas de performance. O enquadramento que subjaz a este estudo baseia-se em teorias de organização industrial (IO) e de negócio internacional (IB), e, na sua aplicação empírica, analisa uma amostra recente (dados para o ano de 2006) que inclui as maiores empresas portuguesas retiradas da base de dados SABI (Sistema de Análise de Balanços Ibéricos/Coface MOPE). Este estudo foi realizado utilizando modelos econométricos estimados por método de mínimos quadrados (OLS) com desvios padrão robustos e por regressão de quantis. Os resultados são inequívocos: as empresas FO têm um impacto positivo e significativo na performance empresarial em ambos os tipos de medidas de desempenho usadas (lucro e produtividade). Os resultados deste estudo sugerem que há uma diferença significativa ao nível do desempenho entre as empresas FO e DO na indústria transformadora em Portugal. Este estudo contribui também para o debate sobre medidas de política pública relevantes, nomeadamente aquelas relacionadas com a promoção de investimento directo estrangeiro (IDE), com externalidades, e com os efeitos do IDE em empresas domésticas.
Firm Performance has been pointed by different authors as an important research matter in International Business, notably in multinational corporations (MNCs). Organisations in general coordinate their activities by objectives and compete to seek competitive advantage via performance. This dissertation investigates if foreign owned (FO) and domestic owned (DO) firms differ in comparative performance. Specifically, this study seeks to determine if there are significant performance gaps between foreign MNCs and their domestic counterparts, and if those differences/gaps vary with different performance measures. This study draws on an underlying theoretical framework based on industrial organisation (IO) and on international business (IB) theories, which is tested by examining a large scale recent sample (for the year 2006) including the Portuguese top largest firms extracted from the SABI database (Sistema de Análise de Balanços Ibéricos/Coface MOPE). This study was done using econometric models estimated by ordinary least squares (OLS) with robust standard errors and by quantile regressions. The results are unequivocal: FO firms have a positive and significant impact in firm performance in both types of performance measures used (profitability and productivity). The findings of this study suggest that there is a significant performance difference between FO and DO firms in the manufacturing industry in Portugal. This study also contributes to the debate about relevant policy measures, notably related to inward investment promotion, performance externalities and effects of inward investments in local economies.
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Cardoso, Vítor Manuel dos Santos. "Foreign Multinationals and Domestic Companies in Portugal: Are there Significant Performance Gaps?" Dissertação, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/9107.

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Economia e Gestão Internacional
Master in International Economics and Management
A performance empresarial tem sido apontada por vários autores como um importante tópico de pesquisa no ramo dos Negócios Internacionais (International Business), principalmente no que diz respeito às empresas multinacionais. As empresas, em geral, coordenam as suas actividades por objectivos e competem para alcançar vantagem competitiva através do desempenho. Esta dissertação investiga se as empresas multinacionais estrangeiras (FO) e as domésticas (DO) diferem em desempenho comparativo. Especificamente, este estudo pretende determinar se há diferenças de performance significativas entre as multinacionais estrangeiras e as suas congéneres domésticas, e se essas diferenças variam consoante as medidas de performance. O enquadramento que subjaz a este estudo baseia-se em teorias de organização industrial (IO) e de negócio internacional (IB), e, na sua aplicação empírica, analisa uma amostra recente (dados para o ano de 2006) que inclui as maiores empresas portuguesas retiradas da base de dados SABI (Sistema de Análise de Balanços Ibéricos/Coface MOPE). Este estudo foi realizado utilizando modelos econométricos estimados por método de mínimos quadrados (OLS) com desvios padrão robustos e por regressão de quantis. Os resultados são inequívocos: as empresas FO têm um impacto positivo e significativo na performance empresarial em ambos os tipos de medidas de desempenho usadas (lucro e produtividade). Os resultados deste estudo sugerem que há uma diferença significativa ao nível do desempenho entre as empresas FO e DO na indústria transformadora em Portugal. Este estudo contribui também para o debate sobre medidas de política pública relevantes, nomeadamente aquelas relacionadas com a promoção de investimento directo estrangeiro (IDE), com externalidades, e com os efeitos do IDE em empresas domésticas.
Firm Performance has been pointed by different authors as an important research matter in International Business, notably in multinational corporations (MNCs). Organisations in general coordinate their activities by objectives and compete to seek competitive advantage via performance. This dissertation investigates if foreign owned (FO) and domestic owned (DO) firms differ in comparative performance. Specifically, this study seeks to determine if there are significant performance gaps between foreign MNCs and their domestic counterparts, and if those differences/gaps vary with different performance measures. This study draws on an underlying theoretical framework based on industrial organisation (IO) and on international business (IB) theories, which is tested by examining a large scale recent sample (for the year 2006) including the Portuguese top largest firms extracted from the SABI database (Sistema de Análise de Balanços Ibéricos/Coface MOPE). This study was done using econometric models estimated by ordinary least squares (OLS) with robust standard errors and by quantile regressions. The results are unequivocal: FO firms have a positive and significant impact in firm performance in both types of performance measures used (profitability and productivity). The findings of this study suggest that there is a significant performance difference between FO and DO firms in the manufacturing industry in Portugal. This study also contributes to the debate about relevant policy measures, notably related to inward investment promotion, performance externalities and effects of inward investments in local economies.
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Barahona, Márquez Felix. "Analysis of Emerging Market Multinationals’ subsidiaries in developed host countries: An institutional theory approach." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/461449.

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During the last decade, the emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) appeared on the world scene, increasing their presence not only in emerging countries but in most of the developed countries as well, home to most of the world’s leading multinationals. Accordingly, the International Business literature has tried to explain their internationalization processes, as well as their motivations to invest in both emerging and developed countries. However, despite the growing interest in the phenomenon, the vast majority of publications address the issue from the headquarters’ perspective, with few studies focused on the subsidiary firm as a unit of analysis. This insufficiently addressed approach is particularly interesting because emerging market multinationals enterprises are latecomers in the international global arena and their overseas subsidiaries allocated in developed countries are usually entrusted with developing or acquiring strategic assets, such as new technological knowledge and/or management and marketing skills, to be able to compete more efficiently internationally. Hence, it is of great importance that these units achieve a good adaptation in developed countries, overcoming the difficulties associated with the existence of large institutional and cultural distance. In this context, due to the scarcity of studies examining the barriers experienced by these subsidiaries in their respective host countries, the main objective of this thesis is to progress in knowledge about the cross-institutional disadvantages faced by EMNE subsidiaries in such environments. This thesis is structured as a compendium of three different contribution connected to one another in order to make all pieces of the puzzle fit together. The second chapter, has examined the direct presence of FDI from emerging countries in Spain at both macro and micro level. The results prove that although the presence of EMNEs in Spain is an incipient phenomenon, it is showing a strong upward trend. Particularly, Spain is a prominent destination for multilatinas, which contemplate the country as a springboard to access other markets, and also for Chinese investment, that is experiencing the largest growth with more and more number of EMNEs subsidiaries setting. The third chapter explores how these firms mitigate their liability of foreignness and manage their cultural adaptation in a developed country. Based on the case study of two Chinese subsidiaries in Spain, our findings reveal that Chinese cultural values play an important role for achieving internal (within the MNE) and external legitimacy (in the host country) at the subsidiary level. The fourth chapter is focused on the analysis of the potential negative image of EMNEs caused by their liability of origin. This chapter analyses how EMNE subsidiaries in developed countries can overcome the possible discrimination suffered from their host-stakeholders. In this sense, our contribution here is the creation of an original model based on Institutional Theory that states the importance of subsidiary embeddedness, legitimacy and power of decision, in order to mitigate the liability of origin of EMNEs in European developed countries. Thus, the possession of high levels of embeddedness, both internal and external increases the level of internal and external legitimacy, respectively, which in turn, allows subsidiaries to have more autonomy and thereby, enables to overcome their liability of origin. Finally, in the chapter of conclusions we offer some interesting future research lines in order to reinforce the current knowledge of the presence of these emerging multinationals in developed countries.
En la última década, las multinacionales procedentes de países emergentes han irrumpido con fuerza en el panorama internacional teniendo cada vez más presencia en los países más desarrollados de donde son originarias la ma¬yoría de multinacionales líderes del mercado mundial. Como consecuencia, el análisis de estas empresas está adquiriendo cada vez mayor importancia en el área del International Business, surgiendo así numerosos estudios que tratan de explicar diversos aspectos de sus procesos de expansión internacional. No obstante, a pesar del creciente interés sobre el fenómeno, la mayoría de publicaciones abordan la temática desde la perspectiva de la empresa matriz, siendo muy escasos los estudios centrados en la empresa filial como unidad de análisis. En este contexto, ante la escasez de estudios que examinan las barreras experimentadas por las filiales de multinacionales de países emergentes en sus respectivos países desarrollados de acogida, surge esta tesis cuyo principal objetivo es conocer más sobre la presencia física de estas empresas en tales entornos. La presente tesis se estructura como compendio de tres capítulos centrales en los cuales se desarrollan diferentes investigaciones empíricas. El capítulo 2, es un análisis descriptivo que contextualiza el fenómeno en un país desarrollado como España, examinando así la inversión directa recibida de países emergentes desde una perspectiva macroeconómica y microeconómica. Los resultados denotan que la presencia de estas empresas multinacionales en España es un fenómeno incipiente con una fuerte tendencia alcista. Además, España es un destino importante para las multilatinas, las cuales contemplan el país como un trampolín para acceder a otros mercados, y también para las inversiones chinas que están experimentando un espectacular crecimiento en los últimos años. El capítulo 3 explora como las filiales combaten las desventajas de extranjería sufridas y manejan su adaptación cultural en un país desarrollado. Concretamente, basado en un estudio de casos de dos filiales chinas en España, los resultados revelan que los valores culturales chinos juegan un rol importante para que las filiales alcancen de manera simultánea legitimidad con sus matrices y con sus agentes locales. El capítulo 4 se centra en el análisis de la potencial imagen negativa sufrida por estas filiales por el simple hecho de proceder de países emergentes con un menor desarrollo institucional. Por tanto el trabajo empírico se encamina a descubrir cómo estas filiales pueden mitigar esta posible discriminación sufrida por parte de los actores locales de países desarrollados. En este sentido, la contribución radica en la elaboración de un modelo original basado en la teoría institucional que destaca la importancia de la calidad de las relaciones, la legitimidad y la autonomía alcanzada por la filial por tal de combatir este tipo de prejuicios.
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Beusch, Peter. "Contradicting management control ideologies : a study of integration processes following cross-border acquisitions of large multinationals /." Göteborg : BAS Publ, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/548620407.pdf.

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Su, Qi. "International trade, market risk, and multinational corporations." Doctoral thesis, [S.l. : s.n.], 2003. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=968529143.

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Khabarova, Anja. "Multinational corporations in Mexico." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-2422.

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In this thesis I have examined the role of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in fuelling hostcountries economic developments. By looking closer into Mexico and the case of automobile industry which has been historically the subject of control of foreign affiliates I observed coinciding patterns. Through North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) the channels between trade and investments have become more obvious and even transparent. Speaking about Mexico’s economic developments, albeit the total volumes of trade have increased, the country’s terms-of- trade were deteriorating following the post-NAFTA years. While conducting the research I have made use of neo-liberal economic discourses, theories of international trade and investment in order to explain the underlying motives for free-trade. These motives offer solid arguments to adopt the strategy of export orientation. While investigating the investments form multinationals and comparable Mexican trade performance, I have fund that exports and FDI flows have seemingly unrelated. The country has been a significant receiver of foreign imports at the time of post-NAFTA developments and huge FDI inflows. The result was that capacity of domestic production was limited and the trade imbalance ensured. Analysis explores closer relation between FDI and the country’s import levels which cause deterioration in the terms of trade and economic growth. The explanation lies in the nature of FDI per se. The type of investment in Mexico is essentially market-seeking, since it adjusts to the international competitive pressures, and search access to comparatively advantageous foreign markets, explained by the theory of capital movements. This paper also questions and raises concern with regard to the consequences of these pressures that leads to race-to-the-bottom policies.
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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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Dong, Qin. "Research on MNCs' Supply Chain Implementation in China. Contents, problems and Recommendations." Phd thesis, Université de Grenoble, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00601747.

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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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Slaughter, Matthew J. (Matthew Jon). "International trade, multinational corporations, and American wages." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/11956.

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Zurkinden, Samuel. "CEO Nomination Process at Swiss Multinational Corporations." St. Gallen, 2006. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/02606002001/$FILE/02606002001.pdf.

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Serboff, Thierry. "Une lecture spatiale de la relation entre stratégie et design organisationnel." Thesis, Lyon 2, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012LYO22011.

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L’objectif de ce travail de recherche est de croiser deux bases d’informations sur la relation entre stratégie et design organisationnel des firmes multinationales (FMN), dans le but de proposer un cadre conceptuel permettant de renouveler et d’actualiser la réflexion sur cette relation. La première base d’informations est théorique. Elle est le fruit d’une lecture originale de la littérature en management stratégique et en management international : cette lecture pense les stratégies et les designs organisationnels comme relevant d’une réflexion spatiale. En nous inspirant d’auteurs tels que Lefebvre (1974) ou Lussault (2006), nous montrons en effet que les stratégies de niveau corporate traitent des questions de distance perçue entre les activités ou les environnements géographiques, et que leur mise en œuvre consiste à agencer des espaces organisationnels par l’intermédiaire de deux outils : le découpage spatio-organisationnels et la localisation du pouvoir de décision. Ces outils permettent d’organiser la circulation des informations et des connaissances par et dans l’espace. La deuxième base d’informations est empirique. Elle ressort d’un travail de croisement de bases de données secondaires, provenant essentiellement d’enquêtes réalisées par les instituts de la statistique publique français et se compose de deux échantillons : un échantillon de niveau groupe (166 FMN françaises) et un échantillon de niveau entreprise (245 filiales françaises contrôlées par des FMN françaises). La confrontation de ces deux bases nous permet de proposer un cadre conceptuel construit dans le but de répondre à la problématique de la thèse : « comment se conçoit le design spatio-organisationnel des FMN ? »
The research work presented in this thesis addresses the relationship between strategy and organizational design in the context of multinational Corporations (MNC). First building and then exploiting two ad hoc information databases, this work helps in designing a conceptual framework that both rejuvenates and nourishes reflections about that relationship.The first information source is a theoretical one. Building on the strategic and international management literature, a new reading is developed that reinterprets organizational design and strategy through a new spatial lens. Drawing insights from authors that have specialized on space-related questions such as Lefebvre (1974) or Lussault (2006), it is shown here that strategies at the corporate level actually deal with questions about perceived distance among activities or geographical environments. Strategic execution is then concerned with two tools: cutting-out organizational spaces and locating decision nodes. Those tools foster information and knowledge exchanges, both in and through space. The second information source is an empirical one. It results from the cross-analysis of secondary data extracted out of several databases, mainly drawn from French national databases, and consists into two samples: a group-level sample (166 French MNCs) and a firm-level sample (245 French subsidiaries that are controlled by a French MNC).Confronting the two resulting information sources, a whole framework appears that let us both deepen and enlighten our reasoning about the question: “How is MNF’s spatio-organizational design to be conceived?”
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Chen, Shu Ying. "Chinese multinational corporations' impact on Chinese foreign affairs." Thesis, University of Macau, 2011. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2554616.

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Daub, Matthias. "Coordination of service offshoring subsidiaries in multinational corporations." Wiesbaden Gabler, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&docl̲ibrary=BVB01&docn̲umber=018963466&linen̲umber=0001&funcc̲ode=DBR̲ECORDS&servicet̲ype=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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Daub, Matthias. "Coordination of service offshoring subsidiaries in multinational corporations." Wiesbaden Gabler, 2008. http://d-nb.info/995317992/04.

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MINELLI, MICHELE. "MIDDLE MANAGERS AND DIVESTMENT DECISIONS IN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/57900.

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Il progetto di ricerca riguarda le decisioni di disinvestimento ed il coinvolgimento del management di livello intermedio nelle iniziative di disinvestimento. L’obiettivo principale è quello di comprendere il processo decisionale sottostante alle decisioni di disinvestimento nelle grandi aziende multinazionali, con particolare attenzione agli asset di business. I manager di livello intermedio sono chiamati spesso a valutare gli asset di business e scegliere quali tenere e quali vendere, nell’ambito del portafoglio di asset detenuti da un’azienda. Utilizzando il framework di dynamic capabilities, ai fini della presente ricerca, abbiamo adottato una metodologia mista, che ci ha permesso di raccogliere le prime evidenze da un case study, tornare alla letteratura di management per una review di quanto scritto in precedenza e costruire la sezione più innovativa di questo lavoro, ossia l’esperimento di policy capturing. Tramite delle interviste fatte a manager di livello intermedio in una multinazionale europea, sono state individuate quattro prospettive teoriche che possono spiegare i determinati che hanno portato alla dismissione di un asset, ossia real option theory, transaction cost economics, resource-based view e new institutionalism. Il gap di ricerca è stato individuato nel fatto che gli studi condotti in precedenza si sono focalizzati principalmente sul disinvestimento di business unit o filiali e hanno basato le analisi prevalentemente su dati secondari. L’esperimento di policy capturing è stato usato per catturare quali fattori realmente influenzano le valutazioni dei manager di livello intermedio nel momento in cui sono chiamati a valutare la dismissione di asset di business. Il nostro obiettivo è quello di sviluppare e testare un framework teorico derivante da un fenomeno osservato, che origina dalla pratica manageriale. L’interesse è stato guidato principalmente da un gap percepito tra la teoria e la pratica in merito alle decisioni di disinvestimento e l’impressione che quanto saggiamente descritto nei libri di management non sia diffusamente utilizzato nella pratica.
This research project addresses divestment decisions and the involvement of middle management in divestiture initiatives. The main goal is to understand the practice of divestment decision-making in multinational multibusiness corporations, with a focus on the divestment of business unit assets. Middle managers are routinely asked to assess business unit assets and choose the ones to keep and the ones to be divested within the firm’s portfolio of assets. Within the dynamic capabilities framework, as for the purpose of this research project, we adopted a mixed methodology that allowed us collect useful insights from a case study, go back to the management literature for a structured review and open up the way to the most innovative section of this work, the policy capturing experiment. Middle managers inside a European multinational corporation were interviewed, providing evidence for four main theoretical lenses that can explain determinants related to asset divestment decisions, namely real option theory, transaction cost economics, resource-based view and new institutionalism. A clear research gap was identified as a consequence of the major focus of prior research on business unit or subsidiary divestments and the predominant use of secondary data. The policy capturing instrument, drawing from the four theoretical lenses, is used to capture which factors influence middle managers assessment of the divestment of business unit assets. Our intent is to develop and test a theoretical framework about an existing phenomenon, originating from the management practice. This interest was mainly driven by a perceived gap between theory and practice about divestment decisions and by the belief that the conventional wisdom of management textbooks is not widely used in practice.
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Alnori, Faisal Seraj A. "The capital structure of multinational and domestic corporations." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/17201/.

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Due to the importance of multinational corporations for global economic growth, studying multinational firms’ capital structure has become important. Theories have been developed to explain the variations between multinational and domestic firms’ capital structure decisions. In this context, empirical research has been conducted to study the capital structure of multinational corporations in comparison to domestic corporations in order to provide theoretical support. However, this group of capital structure literature still requires further investigation in order to enhance our understanding on the difference between the capital structure of multinational corporations compared to domestic corporations. This thesis provides three empirical studies on the capital structure of US multinational corporations compared to purely domestic corporations. More specifically, the first empirical chapter in this thesis (Chapter 5) aims to give an answer to the puzzling lower leverage ratio of US multinational firms relative to their domestic counterparts. Further, the second empirical chapter in this thesis (Chapter 6) investigates the role of the trade-off theory debt interest tax shield advantage of debt financing between multinational and domestic firms capital structure decisions by looking at the non-linear effect of the firm’s profitability on the capital structure decisions of US multinational and domestic corporations. Moreover, the third empirical chapter in this thesis (Chapter 7) considers the global financial crisis event to test the different expected bankruptcy cost of debt financing between multinational firms and domestic firms (as predicted by the trade-off theory). This is done by comparing the capital structure between US multinational firms and their domestic counterparts during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. The thesis provides several contributions to the extant capital structure literature. More precisely, the first empirical chapter finds the first empirical evidence which reports that the effect of the multinational firms’ size on their leverage ratio is significantly lower relative to domestic firms’ size. Further, the first empirical chapter finds that the effect of the firm’s size when comparing the leverage ratio between US multinational corporations and their domestic counterparts, is moderating. These findings support the theoretical explanations of multinational firms’ higher agency cost of debt due to their higher monitoring cost as a result of the complexity of the international environment. The second empirical chapter in this thesis finds that the effect of multinational firms’ profitability on their leverage ratio is non-linear, while the effect of domestic firms’ profitability on their leverage ratio is negative. The results support the theatrical argument which reports that the debt interest tax shield plays an important role in multinational firms’ capital structure decisions in comparison to purely domestic corporations. The non-linear effect of multinational corporations’ profitability on their leverage ratio implies that higher profitability multinational firms consider tax shield advantages of debt more important, in comparison to the informational asymmetry problem, in order to benefit from a debt interest tax shield. Such findings are consistent with the theoretical view that predicts that multinational firms have higher potential tax shield advantages in comparison to purely domestic firms due to multinational firms’ operations in different countries that impose different tax systems. However, the negative effect of domestic firms’ profitability indicates that information asymmetry problems explain the causality between domestic firm’s profitability and leverage decisions. Prior research finds that multinational firms’ capital structure includes a significantly lower leverage ratio in comparison to their domestic counterparts. However, prior research did not consider comparing the leverage level of US multinational and domestic corporations during a period of poor global macroeconomics condition. The third empirical chapter in this thesis finds that US multinational and domestic firms’ market leverage ratios increased significantly during the global financial crisis but book leverage ratios had no significant effect during the global financial crisis. Furthermore, although finance theory predicts that multinational firms should have lower expected bankruptcy cost of debt financing, the third empirical chapter finds that multinational firms’ debt decisions did not have significant difference, compared to domestic firms’ leverage decisions, during the period of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. To the best of my knowledge, this finding is considered as one of the earliest pieces of evidence that is inconsistent with the theoretical predictions for multinational firms’ lower expected bankruptcy – in comparison to domestic corporations due to multinational firms’ diversification of their operations in different uncorrelated economies. Some key implications have emerged from the research findings. First, multinational firms’ managers should consider the fact that the size of multinational firms is associated with higher agency cost of debt which can inversely influence multinational firms’ financing. Second, the finding of the second chapter implies that multinational and domestic corporations’ financing decisions are differently affected by corporate tax rates and corporation tax regulators should consider this more closely.
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Al-Oufi, Saleh Abdullah. "Legal control of illegal payments by multinational corporations." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/5182.

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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.
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.
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Etienne, Claire. "La relation entre RSE et institutions : une approche globale, France-Chine." Thesis, Paris 1, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016PA01E069.

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Cette thèse tend à évaluer dans quelle mesure la définition du concept de RSE, son étude académique ou sa mise en œuvre sont contextualisées par des facteurs locaux, notamment institutionnels, ou au contraire peuvent s’intégrer dans une approche universelle. L’analyse se fait selon une approche franco-chinoise mais la thèse se focalise plus particulièrement sur l’environnement institutionnel chinois, objet du premier chapitre. Au terme d’une étude en sciences de gestion et en droit, essentiellement en français et accessoirement américain et chinois, le chapitre 2 propose une définition de la RSE mais conclut qu’une définition universelle de la RSE parait effectivement difficile à atteindre. Dans le chapitre 3, une analyse textuelle effectuée sur un échantillon de 600 articles permet de décrire la façon dont est structuré le champ de la recherche académique sur la RSE et les concepts associés en Chine, de 1980 à 2011. Les chapitres 4 et 5 consistent en l’étude de cas unique d’une multinationale française opérant en Chine depuis 1995. Le chapitre 4 a révélé l’existence d’une combinaison de facteurs déterminant la stratégie d’internationalisation de la RSE de la multinationale étudiée, à savoir globale et adaptable localement au niveau de la mise en œuvre. Le chapitre 5 analyse les facteurs justifiant la variété transnationale des pratiques RSE et permet d’établir que, dans un même environnement institutionnel, selon les sujets RSE et les normes institutionnelles en cause, la mise en œuvre de la stratégie RSE de la Filiale tantôt reflète le contexte économique et institutionnel chinois et tantôt s’y substitue alors même que, dans certains cas, il est délicat de se prononcer
The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the conditions under which CSR definition, research or implementation are influenced and contextualized by local, especially institutional, factors or in the contrary can be integrated in a universal approach. Two different national context are explored, France and China. However, thesis analysis is more specifically focused on Chinese institutional environment and the first chapter deals with this topic. In the chapter 2, through an analysis within two disciplines, management and law (primarily French but also American and Chinese law), a CSR definition is proposed but results highlight the difficulty to reach a universal definition of CSR. In the chapter 3, a textual analysis was used on a 600 articles sample to investigate the structure of academic research in the field of CSR and related concepts in China from 1980 to 2011. In the chapters 4 and 5, a single case study concerning a French multinational corporation (MNC) operating in China since 1995 was conducted. Findings of the chapter 4 establish that a combination of different factors influence the CSR internationalization strategy of the said MNC. Factors that may drive variation in CSR practices across countries are studied in the chapter 5. Findings show that in the same institutional environment, depending on CSR issues and institutional norms, the implementation of CSR strategy by the said MNC subsidiary in China sometimes reflects and sometimes is a substitute to Chinese institutional and economic context while the impact remains unclear in certain cases
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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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Rössing, Sönke M. "Technology transfer to China : conflict of interest within multinational corporations /." Frankfurt am Main : European Management Publications, 2005. http://aleph.unisg.ch/hsgscan/hm00157655.pdf.

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Imbach, Mathias. "Indian multinational corporations' top management teams Composition and impact /." St. Gallen, 2007. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/03603453001/$FILE/03603453001.pdf.

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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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Trifunovska, Kristina, and Robin Trifunovski. "Human Resource Management : motivation among emplyees in multinational corporations." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för Hälsa och Samhälle, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-7849.

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Problem: Motivation is the number one problem facing businesses today. It is essential for employers to recognize what motivates employees in order to improve productivity and ensure the success of the company (Wiley, 1997). Even though employee motivation is a well researched topic, most studies have particularly focused on small domestic companies. Opportunities within MNCs and small companies are significantly different. Qualitative methods in the field of management is very limited, which the article by Cassell, Symon, Buehring and Johnson (2006) supports.  Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation is to explore what motivates employees to work. Focus will be on employees working in multinational corporations in Sweden. In order to do so, we aim to identify key factors which have an impact on motivation at work. This study will contribute with a framework of motivational factors in a organization. It will also give an insight in employees’ attitudes towards motivation and what motivation means to them.  Methodology: This thesis will use a qualitative method. The study is based on an interpretivistic philosophy with an abductive research approach. In order to answer our research question, primary data is collected through interviews with a number of employees from multinational companies in Sweden. This research strategy enables us to make investigations about work motivation. Conclusions: After analyzing the motivational factors in our study, we can make the conclusion that motivation is highly personal and differs from individual to individual. Work motivation is also not consistent over time, meaning, the factor which motivates an individual today will most likely not be the same motivational factor a year from now. It is clear that personal circumstances will have an impact on employee motivation. Results reveal that employees who are in the same profession are similarly motivated and satisfied in their work.
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Neuschl, Jens, and Yang Yingfei. "Key Success Factors of Knowledge Management in Multinational Corporations." Thesis, Kristianstad University College, Department of Business Administration, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-3795.

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Knowledge is increasingly substituting old (tangible) factors of production and becomes the most important (intangible) productive means and competitive weapon for the companies. Knowledge Management (KM) provides a particular opportunity to help the employees work more effectively and intelligently under these circumstances.

Since knowledge becomes more and more important within all kinds of industries the research is aimed to analyse, identify and clarify the parameters from a multinational corporation’s point of view which are influencing and facilitating the development of a company’s Human Capital (HC) most and therefore can be regarded as essential for long-term corporate success

Two parts – a theoretical and an empirical one – are the main components of this dissertation. The theoretical part covers important aspects related to knowledge and KM as well as globalisation. The empirical study was based on several hypotheses developed as a result of the theoretical discussion, identifying four key success factors of KM. In order to conduct a statistical analysis the necessary data has been obtained by using a questionnaire which was sent to companies in Sweden, Germany, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK.

As a result, three factors could be confirmed as being paramount whereas only one has been recognised as not being as important as expected.

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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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Klostris, Costas. "The effects of multinational corporations on the Zimbabwe economy." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387060.

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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.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-42).
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.
by Manqin Luo.
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Buchholz, Isabelle. "Retention Management of Executives in Multinational Corporations in India." St. Gallen, 2006. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/03604832001/$FILE/03604832001.pdf.

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Nurgabdeshov, Assylbek. "Offshoring of R&D activities by multinational corporations." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10726/.

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This thesis attempts to extend the current understanding of the R&D offshoring process with specific focus on determinants of location choice for R&D activities. The literature dealing with the determinants of location choice is largely fragmented and hence this thesis attempts to integrate the different prevailing perspectives. Based on transactional cost economics, resource-based view and eclectic paradigm, this thesis adopts a multi-level approach to examine country, firm and project level factors of location choice decision. Moreover, this study investigates the difference between the degree of innovativeness and routineness of R&D activities offshored to developed and emerging countries. Furthermore, it also looks at the difference between the degree of innovativeness and routineness of R&D activities offshored to foreign affiliate and non-integrated suppliers.
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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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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.

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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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Wang, Zhimin. "Cost of capital and return on capital : U.S.-based multinational corporations versus U.S. domestic corporations /." Available to subscribers only, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1594481961&sid=3&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Al-Daeaj, Hamad S. (Hamad Saleh). "Perceptions of Managers in Kuwait on the Role of the Multinational Corporations in Change in Kuwait." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331424/.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of managers in Kuwait (both Kuwaiti and non- Kuwaiti) on the effects of multinational corporations (MNCs) in Kuwait and whether these effects were beneficial. The problem motivating this study is the effects that MNCs have on the social, cultural, political, legal, economic, business, and technological environments of their host countries, especially in developing nations. This study is based on a survey of the perceptions of 1,344 managers in Kuwait on the role of MNCs in changes in Kuwait. A review of the literature on MNCs and their relationships with their host countries is provided. This review focuses on four major environmental dimensions (Social-Cultural, Political-Legal, Business-Economic, and Technological) that are affected by MNCs. The factor analysis performed for this study supports this classification of the dimensions in the environment. An English questionnaire was developed from the list of major items in each of these dimensions. An Arabic version was developed using a "double-translation method." Both the English and Arabic versions of the questionnaire were pilot tested. The instrument proved to be reliable and valid. The study utilizes a 2 x 3 block design, categorizing subjects by nationality (Kuwaiti, other Arab, others) and type of organization (public and private). Since most of the variables in the study were measured using nominal and ordinal scales, mostly non-parametric statistics were used for data analysis. The major finding from this study was that managers in Kuwait perceive positive effects of MNCs on change in Kuwait, with the exception of the cultural environment. The favorable perceptions were about the MNCs1 effects on the change in business, economic, and technological environments in Kuwait. The results of the study should be beneficial to the Kuwaiti government, MNCs doing business in Kuwait, and also to cross-cultural researchers interested in the Middle East.
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Rasaei, Janet, and Kim Nguyen. "Political Risk in Multinational Corporations’ Capital Structure : Evidence from Singapore." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-45273.

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In this paper, we examine the relationship between political risk as an international environmental determinant of capital structure as well as other factors that contribute to capital structure including leverage, foreign exchange risk, agency costs of debt, and collateral value of assets. We conducted this research on a sample of 200 Singaporean, non-financial, listed domiciled multinational firms over the period of 2005 to 2009. The results suggest that political risk is irrelevant to the multinational capital structure, foreign exchange risk, agency costs of debt, and (netted) collateral value of assets. We find that the results remain unchanged after controlling for size and industry. The findings produce evidence that foreign exchange risk, as another international factor is also irrelevant to the Singaporean multinational capital structure choice. Additionally, agency costs of debt and (netted) fixed assets have a negative association with leverage for Singaporean multinational corporations.
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Carlsson, Gustav, and Robin Ericsson. "Layered Basket Option Hedging : Currency risk management for multinational corporations." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18338.

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Background: In an increasingly globalized environment, corporations perform transactions across borders on a day-to-day basis. As multinational corporations expand their businesses the number of currencies in their operations increases. The consequence of operating with several currencies is the risk associated with currency fluctuations. Sandvik AB is a worldwide corporation where activities are conducted through representation in more than 130 countries. Currency exposures are controlled through risk management where financial derivatives are applied to protect the corporation from potential losses caused by fluctuations. Sandvik AB recently implemented a hedging strategy entitled Layered Basket Option hedging. The strategy is a combination of a layered- and a basket option approach to maximize the effect of the hedge. There is a limited amount of previous research regarding Layered Basket Option hedging and Sandvik AB is the first corporation to actively practice this strategy. Purpose: The purpose is to investigate and provide information about how currency risk most effectively is hedged for the multinational corporation Sandvik AB. Furthermore, we want to evaluate if Sandvik’s recently implemented hedging strategy, Layered Basket Option hedging, is the best-suited strategy for them and if there are any improvements to be made. This thesis will further investigate the importance of currency hedging for multinational corporations, which are dependent on reporting to their stakeholders. Hopefully, this thesis will also facilitate the communication of Sandvik’s currency strategies throughout the organization and make it more comprehensible. Method: Exchange rates on daily basis for the period 2002-2012 were collected from Bank of Canada and Reuters database. The collected data was thereafter used as a basis to perform calculations to determine if Layered Basket Option hedging is the optimal solution for Sandvik AB. Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the benefits from applying a Layered Basket Option hedging strategy and the strategy succeeds to reduce the volatility caused by currency fluctuation. The results indicate that the combination of a layered- and a basket option approach successfully creates a suitable strategy for Sandvik AB. Furthermore, this thesis has recognized that there exists room for improvement by actively allocating currencies according to their weights and correlations to fully exploit the effects from the strategy.
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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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Rössing, Sönke M. "Technology transfer to China conflict of interest within multinational corporations." Frankfurt/M. San Francisco Europ. Management Publ, 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2772537&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Kumar, Vikas. "Impact of social ties on knowledge transfer within multinational corporations." Full text available, 2004. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/kumar.pdf.

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Rössing, Sönke M. "Technology transfer to China: conflict of interest within multinational corporations /." Frankfurt am Main [u.a.]: European Management Publications, 2006. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2772537&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Hoppe, Thomas [Verfasser]. "The impact of tax complexity on multinational corporations / Thomas Hoppe." Paderborn : Universitätsbibliothek, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1210026228/34.

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Van, Zyl Stefan Daniel. "The diplomacy of multinational corporations (MNCs) : bargaining with developing states." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50137.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2004.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment investigates the bargaining relationship between multinational corporations (MNCs) and developing countries. The units of analysis of this study in Global Political Economy are MNCs (non-state actors) and nation-states. In the contemporary global production structure the 'balance of power' between MNCs and developing countries has shifted in favour of MNCs. Descriptive secondary sources were used to illustrate the MNC-State bargaining relationship in telecommunications privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the contemporary global economy nation-states only rarely still compete for territory, but rather for wealth-creating activities to be located within their borders. Important changes in the global production structure have resulted in the increased mobility and economic power of MNCs. These developments have affected the strategic relationship between MNCs and nation-states and the former have used their advantage to gain preferential treatment in the bargaining process. The nation-states are also competing amongst themselves for the investment and technology and knowledge transfers from these firms. Privatisation programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa have substantially increased MNC participation on the continent, which has been historically marginalised from global foreign direct investment receipts. Research has shown that MNC participation in infrastructure service provision is more efficient than government ownership. However, this does not constitute a loss of sovereignty, but rather emphasises the changing role of nation-states as facilitators of global market relations. On examination, the distinct bargaining relationship in telecommunications privatisation clearly illustrates the dependence of Sub-Saharan African countries on technologically advanced MNCs. Thus, the 'balance of power' has shifted more to MNCs in the global political economy.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie navorsingswerkstuk ondersoek die bedingingsverhouding tussen multinasionale korporasies (MNKs) en ontwikkelende lande. Die ondersoekeenhede in die studie van die Globale Politieke Ekonomie is MNKs (nie-staatrolspelers) en regeringstate. In die huidige globale produksiestruktuur het die mag tussen MNKs en ontwikkelende lande verander sodat die MNKs nou die magsoorwig het. Beskrywende sekondêre bronne is gebruik om die MNK-regeringstaat se bedingingsverhouding in telekommunikasie privatisering in Sub-Sahara Afrika te illustreer. In die teenswoordige globale ekonomie kompeteer regeringstate selde met mekaar om territoriale mag, maar oorwegend om welvaartskeppende bedrywe binne hul grense aan te moedig. Belangrike veranderings in die globale produksiestruktuur het MNKs se mobiliteit en ekonomiese mag verhoog. Hierdie ontwikkelinge het die strategiese verhouding tussen MNKs en regeringstate verander. MNKs gebruik hierdie invloed om voordeel te trek uit regeringstate wat kompeteer vir belegging en die tegnologie- en kennisoordrag van hierdie korporasies. Privatiseringsprogramme in Sub-Sahara Afrika het MNK-deelname op die kontinent verhoog, wat histories gemarginaliseer is van buitelandse direkte belegging. Navorsing dui daarop dat MNKs se deelname in infrastruktuurdienslewering meer doeltreffend is, as wanneer dit onder staatsbeheer is. Dit lei egter nie tot 'n verlies aan soeweriniteit nie, maar beklemtoon die regeringstaat se veranderde rol as fasiliteerder van globale markverhoudinge. Die ondersoek na die uitsonderlike bedingingsverhouding in die privatisering van telekommunikasie beklemtoon Sub-Sahara Afrika se afhanklikheid van tegnologies-ontwikkelde MNKs. Die magsbalans het gevolglik na die MNKs oorskuif in die globale politieke ekonomie.
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Cihlar, Mark T. "Real estate master planning for multinational corporations : a developing model." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65236.

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Mohdzain, Mohdzaher. "Information systems strategic planning in multinational corporations : from subsidiaries' perspective." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2003. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10543.

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This thesis examined information systems strategic planning in multinationals from the perspective of the subsidiaries. A research framework was synthesised from a combination of literature in the fields of multinational strategy and IS strategic planning. The research was carried out using multiple case studies involving eight multinational subsidiaries operating in Malaysia and a multinational subsidiary operating in the UK. The subsidiaries were units in four European-based, three US-based, and two Japanese-based multinationals. The main methods and instruments used for the study were site visits and semistructured interviews. Three corporate headquarters were visited, in Switzerland, the US, and The Netherlands and a telephone interview was held with another corporate IT interviewee based in the US. The evidence gathered from the case studies reveals that, in these organisations, there is a lack of alignment between IS and business strategy. IS planning is more tactical rather than strategic and is more dominated by the IT infrastructure rather than the IS portfolio. The main focus of IS planning in many of these companies is to control cost and achieve scale economies, while knowledge transfer and subsidiary initiative get less priority. IS planning in these companies is centralised or currently moving toward more centralisation. Project implementation was the main criterion used for measuring IS planning success. With a low level of involvement of the local business management in the IS planning, in general, the subsidiary business managers are less satisfied with the IS planning approach than the subsidiary IT managers. Analysis of the evidence gathered from the case studies also indicates that there are links between business orientation, IS planning orientation, IS planning approaches, and the perceived success of IS planning. Small subsidiaries also tend to have less autonomy in IS planning and IS managers who report to the financial controllers tend to be less satisfied with the IS planning approach.
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