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- Adenfelt, Maria, et al.
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The development and sharing of knowledge by Centres of Excellence and transnational teams : A conceptual framework
- 2008
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In: Management International Review. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0938-8249 .- 1861-8901. ; 48:3, s. 319-338
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper develops a conceptual framework addressing the development and sharing of knowledge by Centres of Excellence and transnational teams, which are important organisational mechanisms used by headquarters to manage knowledge processes within multinational corporations. The inherent differences of Centres of Excellence and transnational teams are conceptualised in terms of pre-existing knowledge, practices, interaction and communication. The inherent differences in the organisational mechanisms influence the amount of subsidiary participation and what factors that facilitate and hamper knowledge development and sharing respectively.
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- Coudounaris, Dafnis, et al.
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Fifteen good years : an analysis of publications in Management international review
- 2009
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In: MIR: Management International Review. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0938-8249 .- 1861-8901. ; 49:5, s. 671-684
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This article presents a content analysis of Management International Review for the fifteen-year period 1993-2007. A total of 360 papers appearing in the journal during that period were analyzed to identify the key trends in the evolution of Management International Review. The five major themes addressed included an examination of the nature of authorship, an identification and ranking of the most prolific authors, an evaluation of the characteristics of the articles, recognition of the most influential articles based on the number of citations they received, and an uncovering of the specific thematic areas within the published articles.The study combines publishing productivity and citation analyses. The conclusions derived from the study are presented and some guidelines for future research provided.
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- Gammelgaard, Jens, et al.
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Subsidiary Role and Skilled Labour Effects in Small Developed Countries
- 2009
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In: Management International Review. - : Gabler Verlag/GWV Fachverlage GmbH. - 0025-181X .- 0938-8249 .- 1861-8901. ; 49, s. 27-42
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper considers the proportion of skilled labour employed by subsidiaries in small countries in the context of the strategic role of subsidiaries. Strategic role is connected to autonomy and intra-organisational relationships and the mandates given to the subsidiary. In the paper, we draw on the literature on the strategic development of multinational corporations, and insights from inward foreign direct investments in small developed countries. This ispresented in a unifying framework in order to predict diverse categorizations of the impact of subsidiary role on the proportion of their employment of skilled labour. The paper derives two propositions that postulate interactions between three roles containing different levels of autonomy and intra-organisational relationships in small developed countries that lead to different proportions of skilled labour in subsidiaries. We predict the highest proportion of skilled labour by subsidiaries located in small developed countries in the case of world mandates when autonomous-based operations are emphasized. When there is an emphasis on intra-organizational relationships, measured by product flowsand integrated international value-chain configurations, we predict the proportion of skilled labour to be highest in the cases of specialized contributors. We propose the proportion of skilled labour to be lowest in the case of local implementers.
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- Johanson, Jan, et al.
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Commitment and opportunity development in the internationalization process : A note on the Uppsala internationalization process model
- 2006
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In: MIR: Management International Review. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0938-8249 .- 1861-8901. ; 46:2, s. 165-178
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper starts from the observation that the internationalisation process (IP) model frequently is interpreted as a model of risk reduction in the internationalization of the firm. The dominating view of the model seems to be that commitment is the dependent variable and experience is the independent variable. A basic assumption of the original model, however, is that opportunity development is an important outcome of commitment. The purpose of this note is to articulate this relation, which is not stressed enough in earlier writings.
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- Johanson, Martin, et al.
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Turbulence, discovery and foreign market entry : A longitudinal study of an entry into the Russian market
- 2006
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In: MIR: Management International Review. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0938-8249 .- 1861-8901. ; 46:2, s. 179-205
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Firms entering transition markets are typically ignorant about those markets, and the markets, owing to the transition from a planned to a market economy, are typically turbulent. Consequently the entry process involves discoveries that could not have been predicted in advance. This position is supported by a longitudinal study in real-time of a Swedish firm's entry into the Russian market between 1987 and 1993. ■ The paper distinguishes between three types of activity that form part of the entry process, namely search, routines and improvisation, and it discusses how they relate to operative and strategic discoveries made and the characteristics of the entry process.
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- Johanson, Martin, 1960-, et al.
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Turbulence, Discovery and Foreign Market Entry : A Longitudinal Study of an Entry into the Russian Market
- 2006
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In: MIR: Management International Review. - 0938-8249 .- 1861-8901. ; 46:2, s. 179-205
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Firms entering transition markets are typically ignorant about those markets, and the markets, owing to the transition from a planned to a market economy, are typically turbulent. Consequently the entry process involves discoveries that could not have been predicted in advance. This position is supported by a longitudinal study in real-time of a Swedish firm’s entry into the Russian market between 1987 and 1993.The paper distinguishes between three types of activity that form part of the entry process, namely search, routines and improvisation, and it discusses how they relate to operative and strategic discoveries made and the characteristics of the entry process.The paper offers a conceptual framework for studying the role of discovery in the process of entering turbulent foreign markets. A longitudinal case study of a Swedish firm’s entry into Russia demonstrates that discoveries were important in the entry process. It shows also that strategic discoveries tend to be a result of either search or improvisation, while operative discoveries are usually made in the course of routine activities performed by the entering firm.
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