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Local players in global games : the strategic constitution of a multinational corporation
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In this article, the authors discuss the role of multinational corporations as lead agents of globalization and discuss local strategies of global reach: Horsens, Lake Mills, Eastbourne, and APV.Abstract:
1. Introduction: Multinational Corporations as Lead Agents of Globalization? PART I: LOCAL PATHWAYS TO MUTLINATIONAL ENTERPRISE 2. Associating Local Strategies of Global Reach: Horsens, Lake Mills, Eastbourne, and APV PART II: A GLOBAL GAME ENACTED BY LOCAL PLAYERS 3. Horsens: Local Strategies on a Global Stage 4. Lake Mills: Self-Limiting Strategies of a Solidaristic Plant Community 6. Lygon Place: A Corporate Headquarters at War With Itself 7. Strategic Positions and Positional Strategies PART III: MANAGERIAL CHALLENGES AND HUMAN PROMISES OF GLOBALIZATION 8. Managing the Multinational: Administrative and Human Challenges 9. The Functions of the Executive Revisited: contributions, Inducements, and Constitutional Ordering 10. Pragmatic Solutions: From Procedural Justice to Learning by Monitoring 11. Creating a Multinational Public for the Corporation 12. Conclusion: Sideshadowing the Future of Globalizationread more
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