Managing corporations

A Tale of Two Corporations: Managing Uncertainty during Organizational Change

Ineffective strategies of communicating about organizational change (e.g., corporate restructuring, mergers, downsizing) are earmarked by the presence of pervasive rumors that flourish in a climate of uncertainty. Using 15 structured field interviews with management and public relations personnel from multinational corporations, this article posits that successful programs of change communicati...

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...

Multinational corporations.

Multinational Corporations: Corporate Social

The aim of this paper is to identify contribution from MNCs from Australia in Thailand in the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The key focus is given to the analysis of CSR activities from MNCs in an effort to fight poverty in Thailand. Secondary data was collected from two MNCs in Thailand. The results of this study identify two key themes: (1) climate change and poverty, and (2)...

U.S. Corporations in Globalization