Strategy‐making and entrepreneurial behaviour at the subsidiary level, in particular the
phenomenon of subsidiary initiative, has received increasing research attention in recent …

This literature review on the topic of subsidiary initiatives discloses a certain lack of
conceptual clarity concerning the phenomenon. After providing an overview of the research …

This paper investigates how the structure of political institutions influences the effectiveness
of corporate political lobbying by shaping the “veto points” and “entry points” that lobbying …

Abstract Reviewing the International Business (IB) literature on intra-firm competition as well
as the more extensive literature on subsidiary mandate change, the paper uncovers that …

How is social hierarchy in multinational corporations (MNCs) culturally produced, contested
and reproduced? Although the international business literature has acknowledged the …

Coopetition has been the topic of a widespread discussion in the recent years. However, not
all problems and types of the coopetition have been sufficiently recognized. Research on the …

The objective of this chapter is to provide a critical overview over recent theory-based
research on multinational corporations (MNC) conflict. In particular, we seek to understand …

Drawing on a deep single case study of a Polish subsidiary of a US‐headquartered
pharmaceutical multinational company (MNC), the paper contributes to the study of power …

The article uses a qualitative case study of fifteen years in the production network that
revolves about Fiat Auto to depict the “network firm” as a political coalition. The analysis …

Multinational corporations (MNCs) increasingly seek to gain access to, and exploit,
locationally specific sources of advanced knowledge and technological capabilities, creating …