Global, National and Local Practices in Multinational Companies

List of Figures and Tables Notes on the Contributors Preface Introduction; M.Geppert & M.Mayer PART 1: MANAGERIAL PRACTICES AND THE ROLE OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS The Comparative Institutional Approach to Human Resource Management in Multinational Companies; A.Tempel & P.Walgenbach Employment Relations as a Resource in the Socio-Political Construction of Transnational Social Spaces by Multinational Companies; K.Williams & M.Geppert PART 2: PROBLEMS OF TRANSFERRING MANAGERIAL PRACTICES TRANSNATIONALLY Transferring Value-infused Organizational Practices in Multinational Companies; S.Blazejewski Variation of Practices across Multiple Levels within Transnational Companies; A.Mohan Knowledge Transfer Process in Multinational Companies; T.C.Chini & B.Ambos PART 3: SOCIAL PRACTICES AND 'INTERNATIONAL' PRACTITIONERS Governing the Outposts? Exploring the Role of Expatriate Managers in a Multinational Corporation; F.Moore Embedding the Multinational Enterprise; R.Loveridge Index