Headquarters-subsidiary relationship governance in emerging markets of central Eastern Europe: a study in Poland

Multinational enterprises often seem to be on a 'roller coaster' when managing their operations in transition economies, especially because of the volatile business and political environment. By combining agency and stewardship theory, this book describes the subtle equilibrium between for...

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1. Verfasser: Hendriks-Guść, Joanna Sylwia 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2007
Schriftenreihe:International chains and networks series v. 2
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Zusammenfassung:Multinational enterprises often seem to be on a 'roller coaster' when managing their operations in transition economies, especially because of the volatile business and political environment. By combining agency and stewardship theory, this book describes the subtle equilibrium between formal control and day-to-day coordination in the Headquarters-Subsidiary (HQ-S) governance relationship. Using the Polish situation as an example, it places HQ-S governance in the context of a transitional economy while taking the cultural differences between the headquarters and subsidiary country into account. This explorative empirical study shows that the use of strategic and operational control mechanisms work as a transparent 'platform' on which coordination and attuning mechanisms can be build to deal with the day-to-day management challenges in a transition economy. Creating flexibility and learning capabilities at the subsidiary l
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-179)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (205 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789086866199
9086866190
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-619-9

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