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A longitudinal study of staffing patterns in U.S. affiliates of Japanese multinational corporations
This paper present results from a longitudinal investigation of staffing of 50 Japanese affiliates in the U.S. between 1974 and 1990. Results indicate that international experience and dependence of the MNC on affiliates lead to greater use of expatriates. Additional findings and their implications are also discussed
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The Performance Implications of Asset versus Transactional Advantages of MNEs
The current paper found no significant relationships between performance and the degree of a MNE's foreign direct investment. The current paper did find a significant positive association between performance and the degree to which a MNE internalizes its intermediate product market. However, this latter relationship also appears to be mediated by the industry in which the firm is embedded
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Influences on Affiliate HRM Systems in Japanese MNCs in Southeast Asia
Using data from 160 Asian affiliates of American and Japanese MNCs, this paper explores the determinants of whether MNCs transfer their parent company HRM systems overseas or adopt local practices. We find that demographic predictor variables which have often been found in previous studies to predict similarity are relatively unimportant while perceived HRM competence of the MNC is an important determinant of HRM transfer
What we talk about when we talk about "global mindset": managerial cognition in multinational corporations
Recent developments in the global economy and in multinational corporations have placed significant emphasis on the cognitive orientations of managers, giving rise to a number of concepts such as “global mindset” that are presumed to be associated with the effective management of multinational corporations (MNCs). This paper reviews the literature on global mindset and clarifies some of the conceptual confusion surrounding the construct. We identify common themes across writers, suggesting that the majority of studies fall into one of three research perspectives: cultural, strategic, and multidimensional. We also identify two constructs from the social sciences that underlie the perspectives found in the literature: cosmopolitanism and cognitive complexity and use these two constructs to develop an integrative theoretical framework of global mindset. We then provide a critical assessment of the field of global mindset and suggest directions for future theoretical and empirical research