The Management of International Enterprises: A Socio-Political View

196 Pages·2000·10.504 MB·English

by  Monir H. Tayeb (auth.)

THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES

The Management of
International Enterprises
A Socio-Political View
Monir H. Tayeb
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh
ISBN 978-1-349-99984-2 ISBN 978-0-230-59859-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-0-230-59859-1
First published in Great Britain 2000 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London
Companies and representatives throughout the world
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
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First published in the United States of America 2000 by
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC.,
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ISBN 978-0-312-23121-7
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tayeb, Monir H.
The management of international enterprises: a socio-political view / Monir
Tayeb.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-312-23121-7 (cloth)
1. International business enterprises - Management. 2. Multiculturalism.
I. Title.
HD62.4 .T39 2000
658'.049-dc21
99-054952
© Monir H. Tayeb 2000
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Contents
List of Tables viii
Introduction ix
PART I INTERNATIONALISATION: SETTING THE SCENE
1 The Significance of Socio-Political Influences
on International Business Development 3
Introduction 3
National competitiveness 4
Historical events and national competitiveness 11
Culture and national competitiveness 17
Education and national competitiveness 23
The role of the state 25
Summary 27
2 Nations as Launch Pads for Internationalisation 29
Introduction 29
Political economic policies in recent times and their
implications for national competitiveness 31
Membership of regional agreements and national
competitiveness 43
Summary 50
3 Organisational Competencies as Launch Pads for
Internationalisation 52
Introduction 52
Managerial competencies and national
characteristics 53
Objectives and objective-setting 53
Access to technology and production facilities 55
Building a customer base 58
The management of human resources 60
Ability to adopt foreign practices 68
Summary 70
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4 Motives and Limits to Internationalisation 72
Introduction 72
Why internationalise? 72
Where and how to go 76
Operating abroad 82
Summary 83
PART II SOCIO-POLITICAL FORCES AND THE
MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FIRMS
5 Relationships with the External Environment 87
Introduction 87
Getting to the host country 88
Inside the host country 93
Relation with customers 93
Relations with suppliers 97
Relationships with societal institutions 99
Summary 101
6 Strategic Development 102
Introduction 102
Goal-setting 102
Expansion abroad 105
Financial matters 108
Project versus continuous operations 109
Technology transfer 110
Summary 112
7 Organisational Design 113
Introduction 113
Differentiation and integration dilemmas 114
International enterprises as differentiated
networks 121
Mechanisms to achieve integration 122
A subsidiary's organisational structure and
management style 124
Summary 125
Contents vii
8 Human Resource Management 127
Introduction 127
National culture and the HRM concept 128
National culture and HRM strategies 130
National culture and HRM practices 132
Recruitment 132
Training 134
Job expectations and motivation policies 135
Performance appraisal, reward and promotion policies 139
Industrial relations 140
Management of expatriates 141
Summary 144
9 Organisational Culture 146
Introduction 146
National culture and organisational culture 147
Organisational culture and performance 152
Global mindset as a culture-building integrative process 153
Summary 157
10 Summary and Conclusions 159
Bibliography 164
Index 176