Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The strategies of the developing MNC -- Ch. 3. The strategies of the modern MNC -- Ch. 4. Subsidiary tasks -- Ch. 5. A new model of the headquarters-subsidiary relationship -- Ch. 6. MNC strategies and subsidiary tasks -- Ch. 7. Subsidiary task and subsidiary autonomy -- Ch. 8. Subsidiary size and subsidiary autonomy -- Ch. 9. Control and coordination -- Ch. 10. Knowledge management and innovation -- Ch. 11. Conclusions, limitations and future directions -- Ch. 12. Methodological appendix
Summary
"Multinational corporations are the most significant business institutions to emerge in the last century. The hundreds of thousands of subsidiaries that they have spawned have immense influence on all aspects of contemporary life, from telecommunications and toys to pharmaceuticals and forests. Using data from senior managers of a large sample of Australian subsidiaries of foreign firms, this book brings new practical and theoretical insights into the nature of this vital corporate relationship."--BOOK JACKET
Notes
Based on the author's doctoral dissertation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and index
