Innovation and control in the multinational firm: A comparison of political and contingency approaches

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 473-486

  Ambos, Björn ^a   Schlegelmilch, Bodo B ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Contingency theory; Headquarters subsidiary relationships; International R D units; Organizational power

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONTINGENCY THEORY; HEADQUARTERS-SUBSIDIARY RELATIONSHIPS; MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS (MNC); ORGANIZATIONAL POWER;

INNOVATION;

EID: 34147100592     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.584     Document Type: Article

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