The effects of globalization require that multinational corporations (MNCs) coordinate their
differentiated but interdependent organizational parts and align them to a common purpose. This
book examines the mechanisms that such organizations use to govern their global subsidiary
networks. The book starts with a review of key concepts and theories of multinational
organizations and explains the rationale for their existence. Based on this assessment and an
empirical study of three globally operating entities the author develops a framework for
examining the cultural and structural governance mechanisms that multinational corporations may
employ to coordinate their global operations. This framework identifies different
configurations of cultural and structural governance mechanisms and explains what kind of
configuration a multinational organization should employ to ensure efficient governance.
