How do MNC Headquarters Add Value?
Journal
Management International Review
ISSN
0938-8249
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2010-08-01
Author(s)
Mahnke, Volker
Abstract
This focused issue examines the role of headquarters in modern multinational corporations (MNC). The authors examine how headquarters add value, which roles they play and how existing theory needs to be modified in light of recent developments. They argue that headquarters still play an important role in the MNC. Furthermore, they highlight the possibility that the conceptualization of headquarters as a distinct organizational entity may need to be modified. They also suggest that further studies may benefit from focusing on problems of "dual agency" and how subsidiary managers deal with multiple parents.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
SP Gabler Verlag
Publisher place
Wiesbaden
Volume
50
Number
4
Start page
403
End page
412
Pages
10
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
218067