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- Americans Do I.T. Better: US Multinationals And The Productivity Miracle
- The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that intensively use Information Technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If the US "Productivity miracle" is due to a natural advantage of being located in the US then it is not expected...
- White papers 2007-04-01
- International Health Care Trends Affect All Multinationals
- As multinationals continue to think about improving their overall employee benefits to remain competitive, health care could begin to weigh more heavily with prospective talent. Research conducted by Aon Consulting has uncovered key trends that will ultimately affect multinationals. The bottom line is that people are living longer. Life expectancy...
- White papers 2006-06-13
- Attracting Foreign Investments Or Promoting Domestic Multinationals?
- The main rational for attracting foreign multinationals is that they bring in the host country a bundle of intangible assets which increase the average productivity in the country, both through a composition effect and through spillovers to national firms. This paper argues that domestic multinationals can be equally a good...
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Nationality And Multinationals In Historical Perspective
- This paper provides a historical perspective to current debates whether large global firms are becoming "Stateless." Robert Reich among others suggested that historically the nationality of multinationals was clear, while for contemporary multinationals corporate nationality is both unclear and increasingly irrelevant. However the historical evidence shows that a great deal...
- White papers 2006-06-05
- Foreign Ownership And Productivity: New Evidence From The Service Sector And The R&D Lab
- This paper examines the relationship between foreign ownership and productivity, paying particular attention to two issues neglected in the existing literature - the role of multinationals in service sectors and the importance of R&D (Research & Development) activity conducted by foreign multinationals. This paper reviews existing theoretical and empirical work,...
- White papers 2004-09-01
- Volatility, Employment and the Patterns of FDI in Emerging Markets
- The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of the deepening presence of multinationals in emerging markets on the cost of macroeconomic volatility there. The paper finds that macroeconomic volatility has a potentially large impact on employment and investment decisions of multinationals producing intermediate inputs in developing countries....
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Multinationals And Productivity Spillovers
- In last few years the British government has spent substantial sums in order to attract foreign multinationals to the UK. Amongst other things this has been motivated by the possibility that foreign multinationals bring with them new technologies which may "Spill over" to the economy. The present paper discusses the...
- White papers 2004-12-07
- Are American Multinationals Still "American?"
- Are American Multinationals Still "American?"dichotomyI think that is the price of globalisation and to give confidence to others to do likewise.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- U.S. Multinationals Have Much at Stake in Change Management, Pricewaterhousecoopers Finds
- Large U.S. multinationals are heavily involved in a broad array of change management initiatives, most often stemming from growth and the need for cost reduction. The typical company is currently using an average of five change strategies to achieve desired benefits. In this environment, senior executives have learned to navigate...
- White papers 2006-05-22
- The Future of Multinationals
- Halliburton created a political kerfuffle last month when it announced it was moving its corporate headquarters from Houston to Dubai. But this article from the Economist says that several corporations are rethinking their strategies on where they should base their businesses. Here's what the article says about IBM boss Sam...
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- Affiliating Versus Subcontracting: The Case Of Multinationals
- An aspect of globalization that has attracted increased attention in last few years is intra-firm trade. Actually, an intra-firm trading relationship indicates that an affiliate is present in the partner country. Hence, distinguishing intra- and extra-firm dimensions gives us access to the boundaries of multinationals and consequently to their policies...
- White papers 2004-12-01
- U.S. Multinationals Look to Technology for Improvements in Future Sarbanes 404 Efforts
- Nearly half of senior executives say their company made only satisfactory use of technology in support of its initial Sarbanes Section 404 compliance efforts. But major reinforcements are on their way for year-two. The article outlines that three in four U.S. multinationals will be making significant technology changes, directed almost...
- White papers 2005-10-06
- Estimating Models Of Complex FDI: Are There Third-Country Effects?
- General equilibrium theory of trade and multinationals has emphasized the importance of third countries and the complex integration strategies of multinationals. However, little has been done to test these theories empirically. Using panel data on U.S. industries and host countries observed over the 1989-1999 period, this paper attempts to rectify...
- White papers 2005-02-20
- Establishing a Successful Organizational Strategy in Asia
- The paper outlines that multinationals are very enthusiastic about the opportunities that Asia's markets present for the future. However, they are still grappling with the risks that the region poses and are searching for organizational strategies to help manage these risks. Achieving high performance in tomorrow's Asia will require multinationals...
- White papers 2005-03-17
- Pension Asset Pooling for Multinational Companies
- There have been new developments surrounding asset pooling issues due to demand from leading multinationals and the creation of a suitable product offer from custodians. While only a few multinationals have implemented asset pooling solutions so far, a number of others have expressed interest in implementing these solutions. This paper...
- White papers 2006-02-01
- Sarbanes-Oxley Implications for Multinationals Doing Business in Latin America
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act introduced a set of obligations to management of large companies listed in the United States stock exchanges or public securities markets. This White Paper analyzes the implications and consequences of applying the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for multinationals doing business or having a permanent presence through affiliates or subsidiaries...
- White papers 2003-08-01
- IT Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do I.T.
- Productivity growth in sectors that intensively use Information Technologies (IT) appears to have accelerated much faster in the US than in Europe since 1995, leading to the US "Productivity miracle". If this was partly due to the superior management/organization of US firms (rather than simply the US geographical or regulatory...
- White papers 2006-01-01
- International Dividend Repatriations
- Income earned by the branches and subsidiaries of multinational firms can be either reinvested in the host country or repatriated as dividends to the firms' headquarters. Despite the rapid growth of foreign direct investment in the 1990s, there has been relatively limited analysis of the dividend behavior of multinationals. This...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Fast Forward, China: World's Fastest Growing Economy Focuses on Its Private Pension Market
- China's economy is growing at an unprecedented rate and the country is firmly on the path of changing from a developing to a developed one. Multinationals face complex issues regarding Chinese pension plans. They need to develop a long-term strategy now, rather than later, for facing these issues so they...
- White papers 2005-06-03
- International Competition For Foreign Direct Investment: The Case Of China
- There is a large literature on the determinants of foreign direct investment. In last few years, China emerges as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment. Is China taking direct investment away from other Asian economies? Theoretically, a growing China can add to other countries' direct investment by creating more...
- White papers 2003-12-01
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