Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the impact of organisational mechanisms on inter-unit knowledge flows in multinational corporations and find no support for the hypothesised impact of management compensation systems and the use of expatriate managers on the extent of knowledge transfers from foreign subsidiaries to other parts of the MNC.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the use of common corporate language(s) in multinational corporations (MNCs) and uncover discrepancies between company policy and employee practices with regard to language use.

TL;DR: This paper examined the role of cultural and language skills as resources for individuals' boundary spanning ability in multinational corporations and found that cultural and linguistic skills influence the extent to which individual boundary spanners perform four functions: exchanging, linking, facilitating, and intervening.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed solutions to two recurring problems in cross-national research: response style differences and language bias, and conducted a methodological comparison of two different response formats, rating and ranking, to evaluate the validity of presenting respondents with short scenarios for which they need to rank their top 3 solutions.

TL;DR: The authors used quantitative functional-level data to chart language use in subsidiaries' communication with other MNC units and local partner firms, and analyzed some consequences of these patterns against the background of previous qualitative work in the area.