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. Ed(S): Holm, Ulf; Pedersen, Torben - The Emergence and Impact of MNC Centres of Excellence. Reference, General and Professional.  - 9780333752371 - V9780333752371
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The Emergence and Impact of MNC Centres of Excellence. Reference, General and Professional.

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Description for The Emergence and Impact of MNC Centres of Excellence. Reference, General and Professional. Hardback. In the development of the multinational corporation different subsidiaries have different roles, and some become "Centres of Excellence" (COE) controlling resources on which other parts of the corporation depend. This work investigates COEs in different countries, examining why they emerge. Editor(s): Holm, Ulf; Pedersen, Torben. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
The Emergence and Impact of MNC Centres of Excellence explores an important new element in the development of the multinational corporation. Whilst previously the parent company was seen as the centre, and the foreign subsidiaries as the periphery, today, it is recognized that different subsidiaries have different roles, and are linked to each other in a complicated pattern. One crucial aspect of this is that some subsidiaries become 'centres of excellence' (COE) controlling resources on which other parts of the corporation depend for their operations. This book investigates the existence of COEs in different countries, examining why they emerge and ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333752371
SKU
V9780333752371
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About . Ed(S): Holm, Ulf; Pedersen, Torben
MARIA ANDERSSON Doctoral Student, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University GABRIEL R. G. BENITO Associate Professor, Department of Strategy, Norwegian School of Management and Australiena Centre for International Business, University of Melbourne JULIAN M. BIRKINSHAW Associate Professor, London Business School LEE DAVIS Associate Professor, Department of International Economics and Management, Copenhagen Business School PRESCOTT C. ENSIGN Doctoral Student, Richard Ivey ... Read more

Reviews for The Emergence and Impact of MNC Centres of Excellence. Reference, General and Professional.
'This is an excellent book on a critical topic, namely how to create competencies and use these in multinational corporations. Critically, the authors have illustrated that such organizations have multiple centres of excellence as part of their global networks as opposed to the old headquarters only syndrome. The book demonstrates convincingly how subsidiary headquarters as well as subsidiary research and ... Read more

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