Beschreibung
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 analysing their impact on corporate strategy.
Rezension
'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 development centers can be sources of competence. In-depth case studies and a comparative multinational approach further strengthen the value of the book, with multinational headquarters in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany and the UK being part of the sample. All in all, the authors have tackled one of the most critical issues facing today's organizations: how to become truly effective, global competence-creating, and competence-using organizations. They show that balanced, broadly-distributed networks represent the answer.' - Peter Lorange, President, International Institute for Management Development
'This volume contains material at the cutting edge of international business research. Many emerging areas of critical importance are identified, and courageously explored by some of the leading scholars from a broad range of business-related disciplines. The monograph deserves to be widely read and carefully studied.' - John Dunning, Rutgers and Reading Universities
Portrait
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 School of Business, University of Western Ontario
MATTS FORSGREN Professor, Institute of International Business, Stockholm School of Economics
LUCIANO FRATOCCHI Lecturer, Department of Energetica, University of L'Aquila
TONY S. FROST Associate Professor, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario
PATRICK FURU Doctoral Student, Department of Management and Organization, The Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration
CHRISTINE HOLMSTROM Doctoral Student, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University
JAN JOHANSON Professor, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University
GIANNI LORENZONI Professor, Department of Management, University of Bologna
CLAUS MATHISON Research Assistant, Department of International Economics and Management, Copenhagen Business School
KARL MOORE Lecturer, Templeton College, Oxford University
CECILIA PAHLBERG Lecturer, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University
DEO SHARMA Professor, Department of Marketing and Department of International Economics and Management, Copenhagen Business School
