Challenges for European Management in a Global Context Experiences From Britain and Germany

This book provides cutting edge research and knowledge and an academic study of the impact of globalisation in different areas affecting management and how management is responding. It gives a comprehensive analysis of what is actually happening and likely future trends. It is not just a focus on 'convergence' arguments, but integrates a broader view of still remaining regional and national differences in management and organisation. The book draws on new theoretical approaches in the field of international business, highlighting areas such as Anglo-German subsidiaries of MNCs, HRM practices and change management processes or employment relations in US-based MNCs in Europe and many other aspects.

Introduction: M.Geppert, D Matten & K Williams PART A: CHALLENGES FOR MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE For Boundedness in the Study of Comparative and International Business: The case of the Diversified Multidivisional Corporation: R.Whittington & M.Mayer Global Change Management Approaches in Multinational Corporations and Distinct National Trajectories; M.Geppert, D.Matten & K.Williams Control Mechanisms and Patterns of Reorganization in Multinational Corporations; F.Becker-Ritterspach, K.Lange & K.Lohr Headquarter Subsidiary Relationships in Multinational Companies: A British German Comparison; A.Harzing, A.Sorge & J.Paauwe Extending the Perspective: Small & Medium Sized Enterprises as Competitors and Network Partners of Multinational Corporations; M.Brussig & L.Gerlach PART B: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN EUROPE: THE PRESSURES OF GLOBALIZATION Multinational Companies, Institutional Environments and the Diffusion of HRM Practices: A.Tempel Middle Managers: Differences between Britain & Germany; H.Ganter, P.Walgenbach Resistance is Useless! The Problems of Trade Union Organization in the European Fast-Food Industry: The Case of McDonalds; T.Royle Global Market Pressures in a Regional Context: Experiences from Field Research in the Industrial Region of South-Wales, UK; J. Boggis PART C: GLOBALIZATION AND THE INSTITUTIONAL AND CULTURAL FRAMEWORK OF EUROPE: AN OUTLOOK The Effects of Globalization on State-Business Relationships: A Conceptual Framework: I.Taplin Globalization and the Effects of Diversity and National Identity: Illustrations from Three British Companies: A.Lorbiecki German Management Facing Globalization: The 'German Model' on Trial; G.Schmidt & K.Williams

FLORIAN BECKER-RITTERSPACH Research Assistant, Humboldt University, Berlin JEAN BOGGIS Lecturer in Human Resource Management, European Business Management School, University of Wales, Swansea MARTIN BRUSSIG Senior Research Fellow, Martin Luther Universität, Germany HANS DIETER GANTER Professor of International Tourism Management, Fachhochschule Heilbron, Germany LUTZ GERLACH Lecturer in Management Studies, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany ANNE-WIL HARZING Senior Lecturer in International Management, University of Melbourne KNUT LANGE Research Assistant, Humboldt Universität, Germany KARIN LOHR Reader in Industrial Sociology, Huboldt Universität, Germany ANNA LORBIECKI Director MA in Management Learning, Lancaster University Management School MICHAEL MAYER Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Glasgow JAN PAAUWE Professor of Organization Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam TONY ROYLE Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Nottingham Trent University GERT SCHMIDT Professor of Industrial & Organizational Sociology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen, Germany ARNDT SORGE Professor of Organization Studies, University of Groningen IAN TAPLIN Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University, USA ANNE TEMPEL Senior Lecturer in Organization Studies, Universität Erfurt, Germany PETER WALGENBACH Professor of Organization Studies, Universität Erfurt, Germany RICHARD WHITTINGTON Reader in Strategy, SaId Business School, Oxford