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MNCs’ Intermediate Units and Their Choice of Control Mechanisms
This paper analyzes how MNCs’ intermediate units—those that exercise authority over other subsidiaries—apply specific control mechanisms: centralization, formalization, outcome control, and socialization. We combine agency and network theory to explain how intermediate units’ dual agency role—as both principal and agent— and their network embeddedness form the choice of control mechanisms. More specifically, we propose hypotheses on how the intermediate units’ internal and external relationships determine their choice of control mechanism. We study this issue in the context of Spanish intermediate units —owned by European MNCs— that exercise authority over subsidiaries in Latin America
Steady-State Cracks in Viscoelastic Lattice Models
We study the steady-state motion of mode III cracks propagating on a lattice
exhibiting viscoelastic dynamics. The introduction of a Kelvin viscosity
allows for a direct comparison between lattice results and continuum
treatments. Utilizing both numerical and analytical (Wiener-Hopf) techniques,
we explore this comparison as a function of the driving displacement
and the number of transverse sites . At any , the continuum theory misses
the lattice-trapping phenomenon; this is well-known, but the introduction of
introduces some new twists. More importantly, for large even at
large , the standard two-dimensional elastodynamics approach completely
misses the -dependent velocity selection, as this selection disappears
completely in the leading order naive continuum limit of the lattice problem.Comment: 27 pages, 8 figure
Acceleration and Deceleration in the Internationalization Process of the Firm
By adopting a processual and dynamic view on internationalization, we develop the concepts of acceleration and deceleration, providing analytical tools to enhance our understanding of the non-linearity and multidimensionality of internationalization. We argue that acceleration and deceleration are embedded in the internationalization process and are a consequence of the firm’s capability to absorb and integrate acquired knowledge, and to find and exploit opportunities. In addition, we advance the idea that changes in speed are further influenced by how the firm integrates and coordinates the resources it has deployed within and across various internationalization dimensions. Thus, it emerges that the overall evolution of commitment to internationalization is more complex than received theories tend to present; therefore, empirical studies should aim to include a wide set of international activities and processes embedded in time
Societal-level versus individual-level predictions of ethical behavior: a 48-society study of collectivism and individualism
Is the societal-level of analysis sufficient today to understand the values of those in the global workforce? Or are individual-level analyses more appropriate for assessing the influence of values on ethical behaviors across country workforces? Using multi-level analyses for a 48-society sample, we test the utility of both the societal-level and individual-level dimensions of collectivism and individualism values for predicting ethical behaviors of business professionals. Our values-based behavioral analysis indicates that values at the individual-level make a more significant contribution to explaining variance in ethical behaviors than do values at the societal-level. Implicitly, our findings question the soundness of using societal-level values measures. Implications for international business research are discussed
Emmanuel Josserand, HEC, Université de Genève (Editor in Chief)
Association Internationale de Management Stratégiqu
Service characteristics as moderators of the entry mode choice: empirical evidence in the hotel industry
The Differences in Values Between Managers of the European Founding Countries, the New Members and the Applicant Countries: Societal Orientation or Financial Orientation?
Advocates for a social Europe are worried that the
accession of ex-Eastern Bloc countries into the
European Community would lead European corporations
to emphasize a financial orientation rather
than a societal orientation. We examined this question
in a study of the values orientations of 3,836
managers in 16 countries representing established
EU, new EU, and candidate EU country groups.
Within-Europe managerial values convergence
was found in a relatively high openness to change
and low self-enhancement values. However, we
found divergent values such that managers in
established EU countries were more self-transcendent
and less conservative than their counterparts
in new EU and candidate EU countries. Implications
for the convergence of future values within the Europe region are discussed
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