Global, National and Local Practices in Multinational Companies

MIKE GEPPERT is a Reader in International Management Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. His recent research interests are in comparative organization studies and international management. He is editing two special issues in 2005, one on 'Transnational Institution Building and the MNC' for Human Relations and the other on 'Micro-politics and Conflicts in MNCs' for the Journal of International Management. MICHAEL MAYER is a Reader in Strategic Management at Edinburgh University School of Management in the UK. He has published in academic journals such as the <

This book explores the relationships between the day-to-day activities of managers in multinational firms, and the wider social, institutional and cultural contexts in which they operate. It examines new qualitative research material and applies theoretical approaches previously unexplored in the fields of international management and business.This book explores the relationships between the day-to-day activities of managers in multinational firms, and the wider social, institutional and cultural contexts in which they operate. It examines new qualitative research material and applies theoretical approaches previously unexplored in the fields of international management and business.