Headquarters and Subsidiaries in Multinational Corporations: Strategies, Tasks and Coordination

Johnston, S.

In the global business environment, new organizational forms come and go but in today's multinational corporations the headquarters-subsidiary link remains the primary channel by which the firm is managed. It facilitates strategy, control and coordination, and smoothes the progress of inter-unit product, personnel, factor and knowledge flows of every kind. Using data from CEOs of a large sample of Australian subsidiaries of foreign firms, this book brings new insights into the nature of this vital corporate relationship.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-06-28

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349518463

DOI: 10.1057/9780230511002

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 233