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T1  - Towards Explaining the Use of Control Mechanisms in Foreign Subsidiaries of MNCs (summary section only) 
SN  - 978-951-555-943-2 / 0424-7256 
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10227/232; URN:ISBN:978-951-555-943-2 
T3  - Economics and Society 
A1  - Björkman, Anette 
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PB  - Svenska handelshögskolan 
Y1  - 2007 
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AB  - Control is central to management and there is already a considerable body of research on control. However, the emergence and growth of multinational corporations (MNCs) has renewed the interest in control, as MNCs are complex (often large) organizations that face circumstances beyond those of national business organizations. The geographical dispersion of MNC activities means that the headquarters controls subsidiaries that differ with regard to power and that are embedded in different cultural,... 
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KW  - multinational corporations; headquarters-subsidiary relationship; control mechanisms; language competence; physical distance; agency theory; resource dependence theory; Management and Organisation 
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