Multinational Corporations: Control Systems and Delegation Issues
Journal of International Business StudiesPublished 1 June 1984
B. R. Baliga, Alfred M. Jaeger
Citations365
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SJR score5.08
SNIP3.46
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The paper has 2 major objectives: first, to identify control and delegation issues confronting multinational corporation managers; second, to develop a conceptual model to assist multinational corporation managers in selecting appropriate control systems and determining the extent of delegation to be provided to subsidiary managers. Finally, the paper suggests directions for future research.
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