Micropolitics in the multinational corporation : foundations, applications and new directions

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Micropolitics in the multinational corporation : foundations, applications and new directions

edited by Florian A.A. Becker-Ritterspach ... [et al.]

Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Over the past decade, politics perspectives in international business have moved into the mainstream repertoire of research, theory development and teaching about the organisational behaviour of multinational corporations (MNCs). Politics perspectives contribute substantially to understanding the behaviour in and of MNCs in their different contexts and environments but so far these burgeoning perspectives have not been systematically and comprehensively reviewed. This book offers the first detailed overview of the theoretical foundations, methodologies and empirical applications of politics perspectives in MNCs. A group of international authors discuss twelve seminal contributions to the study of politics, power and conflict in MNCs, followed by a summary and synthesis of the literature into a comprehensive analytical framework. The book closes with a discussion of future directions in the field. This is a thorough introduction to political behaviour in MNCs written for scholars and graduate students in the fields of organisation studies and international business.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword Stewart Clegg
  • 1. Introduction Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach, Susanne Blazejewski, Christoph Doerrenbacher and Mike Geppert
  • Part I. Foundations of Politics, Power and Conflict in MNCs: 2. Theoretical foundations and conceptual definitions Susanne Blazejewski and Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach
  • 3. The evolution of a politics perspective of the multinational enterprise - past developments and current applications Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach and Susanne Blazejewski
  • Part II. Seminal Contributions: 4. Seminal contributions of the rationalistic-managerialist school Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach and Jens Gammelgaard
  • 5. Seminal contributions of the institutionalist and micropolitics schools Mike Geppert and Karen Williams
  • 6. Seminal contributions of the critical management school Christoph Doerrenbacher and Joanne Roberts
  • Part III. Analytical Tools and Applications: 7. Understanding organisational behaviour in MNCs from a micropolitical perspective: a stratified analytical framework Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach and Susanne Blazejewski
  • 8. Doing research on power and politics in MNCs: a methodological perspective Rebecca Piekkari and Susanne Tietze
  • Part IV. Reflections and New Directions for Research
  • 9. Advancing research on political issues in and around MNCs: the role of discursive sensemaking Mike Geppert and Christoph Doerrenbacher
  • 10. Zooming in on politicking and issue selling tactics as new research directions for the study of micropolitics in MNCs Christoph Doerrenbacher and Jens Gammelgaard
  • 11. Advancing research on micropolitics in MNCs: an elite perspective Christoph Doerrenbacher and Mike Geppert
  • 12. Micropolitics in emerging market MNCs as a field of new research Knut G. Lange and Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach
  • Index.

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