Multinational Corporate Evolution and Subsidiary Development

Introduction and Overview; J. Birkinshaw & N. Hood PART 1: CORPORATE STRATEGY AND SUBSIDIARY DEVELOPMENT Identification and Development of Strategy at Subsidiary Level; J. H. Taggart Individualism and Interdependence in the Technological Development of MNEs: the Strategic Positioning of R&D in Overseas Subsidiaries; M. Papanastassiou & R. Pearce Global Resource Flows and MNE Network Integration; T. Randoy & J. Li Between Headquarters and Subsidiaries: the RHQ Solution; H. Schutte PART 2: CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN MULTINATIONAL NETWORKS Centres of Excellence in Multinational Companies: the Case of Denmark; M. Forsgren & T. Pedersen A Typology of Centres within Multinational Corporations: an Empirical Investigation; B. Surlemont Centres of Excellence in the International Firm; L. Fratocchi & U. Holm PART 3: CORPORATE PROCESS AND SUBSIDIARY DEVELOPMENT Using Technology as a Path to Subsidiary Development; W. G. Egelhoff, L. Gorman & S. McCormick Strategic Development of Multinational Subsidiaries in Ireland; E. Delany Foreign-Owned Subsidiaries and Regional Development: the case of Sweden; J. Birkinshaw Functional and Line of Business Evolution Processes in MNC Subsidiaries: Sony in the United States; S-J. Chang & P. Rosenzweig Organizational Learning in Japanese MNCs: Four Affiliate Archtypes; S. Beechler, A. Bird & S. Taylor Conclusions and Policy Implications; N. Hood & J. Birkinshaw