Globalization, multinationals and institutional diversity

Globalization and Cultural Conflict : An Institutional Approach

ICTs, Globalization, and Local Diversity

This paper is based on a panel discussion at the 2002 International Conference on Information Systems in Barcelona. Three panellists responded to a set of questions on the meaning of the term globalization to them, and the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in globalization processes. The panellists also highlighted the importance of local diversity in understanding glob...

Globalization: Managing Multinationals. A comparison of offshoring and outsourcing strategies in UK and German multinational corporations

This paper outlines research exploring differences in approach to outsourcing and offshoring by multinational corporations. In particular, a comparison is drawn between German and UK headquartered organizations in the airline and engineering sectors. A novel conceptual framework is developed; and the initial findings from two case studies are that German organizations are less inclined to outso...

Managing Diversity through Institutional Design

The idea that political institutions can be deliberately shaped or “engineered” in order to achieve desired political outcomes is hardly new-the authors of the Constitution of the United States, for example, vigorously debated various configurations of rules, constraints, and incentives that might simultaneously disperse political power over a wide range of actors, while at the same time provid...

Institutional diversity in retirement saving

This paper examines the conditions under which members of a defined benefit pension plan might bear investment risk, and examines the tradeoffs between defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans under these conditions. Wages and asset returns are assumed to be stochastic, and individuals are assumed to have no access to other savings markets or markets where human capital risk can b...