The creation of regional production networks in Asia Pacific: the case of Japanese multinational corporations

2008 ◽  
pp. 132-156
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Regional Production ◽  
The Creation

A Qualitative Study of Knowledge Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 929-947
Author(s):  
Patrocinio Zaragoza-Saez ◽  
Enrique Claver-Cortes ◽  
Diego Quer-Ramon
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Management Area ◽  
Intellectual Assets ◽  
Relevant Variables ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Knowledge Management Processes

Knowledge is one of the basic production factors owned by enterprises, and knowledge management is one of the main dynamic capabilities on which enterprises can base their competitive advantages. The creation, transfer, and later use of knowledge have become increasingly important, and multinational corporations (MNCs), being scattered in various places, constitute the appropriate environment to implement knowledge management processes meant to maximize their intellectual assets. This chapter has as its aim to answer three questions: (a) what actions do MNCs undertake in order to set knowledge management processes in motion; (b) what main variables impact on their knowledge creation capability; and (c) what main variables impact on their knowledge transfer capability? A qualitative research work based on a multiple case study has served to achieve that aim, allowing us to carry out an exploratory study of six MNCs which have shown their proactivity in the knowledge management area. The results of the analysis have led to eight propositions which highlight the most relevant variables facilitating the processes for the creation and transfer of knowledge within a MNC.

Networked liabilities: Transnational authority in a world of transnational business

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 906-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loriana Crasnic ◽  
Nikhil Kalyanpur ◽  
Abraham Newman
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Sunk Costs ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Regulatory State ◽  
Supply Chain Networks ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Political Costs ◽  
Economic Statecraft ◽  
Firm Reorganization

The proliferation of production networks and cross-border contracting is frequently cited as empowering globally active corporations to skirt, and shape, national regulations. While scholars often focus on the political gains from these new forms of business organization, we shift the conversation to the potential political costs of global firm reorganization. The spread of corporate subsidiaries and global supply-chain networks leave firms vulnerable to a host of jurisdictional claims, and by targeting a domestically rooted affiliate, states can bring the global practices of the multinational corporation in line with their interests. In other words, states can take advantage of the transnationalization of the firm to transnationalize their authority beyond traditional jurisdictional boundaries. We label this process “networked liabilities.” Specifically, the combination of a firm’s sunk costs and the country’s jurisdictional substitutability determines the ability of governments to exert demands on multinational corporations. A key contribution of the article is to better specify the relationship between mobility and authority and to illustrate that networked liabilities can further empower a variety of states beyond traditional economic powers like the US or the European Union. We further highlight when firms may curtail the authority of great powers. The growing reach of the regulatory state domestically, coupled with the transnationalization of the firm, creates an increasing number of tools for certain governments to engage in economic statecraft beyond their borders. Our findings, then, contribute to debates on business–government relations in a globalized world, the changing nature of political risk, and the deterritorialization of state authority.

Coping with commoditization: The third-party logistics industry in the Asia-Pacific

2021 ◽  
pp. 102452942098524
Author(s):  
Neil M Coe
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Mature Stage ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Global Production Networks ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
The Third Party Logistics ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third Party

Despite growing interest in logistics across the social sciences, there is still a persistent gap in relation to work that explores the organizational and competitive dynamics of the independent logistics industry, a sector worth almost US$1tn a year. This paper explores the nature, causes and consequences of commoditization in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, using evidence derived from over 30 corporate interviews with the leading 3PL providers in the Asia-Pacific region. Commoditization captures a mature stage of industry and market development in which goods and services are widely available and interchangeable with those provided by other companies, and hence price-based competition predominates. The paper profiles the strategic responses of 3PL firms to the challenges of commoditization, which are associated with accruing scale, offsetting risk and seeking to deepen relationships with clients, arguing that they are variegated due to the different geographical and sectoral origins of the firms. Overall, it offers a profile of 3PL as a maturing industry heavily conditioned by its intersections with client global production networks.

scholarly journals Contribution of language to the creation of corporate social capital

2019 ◽  
pp. 243-263
Author(s):  
Krishna S. Dhir
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Do So

With increased globalization of trade and business in a knowledge-based economy, and increasing diversification of the workforce, there is increasing pressure on multinational companies to report, and even measure, their social capital. This article explores the role of language in the creation of corporate social capital. The language used in a corporation is an asset, which creates value and corporate social capital in the use and exchange of ideas. Linguists have long attempted to assess the value of language as a commodity, but with little success. This article offers an approach to overcome this difficulty and to measure the value of language as an element of corporate social capital. To do so, it draws an analogy between the functions of language and functions of currency. The article goes on to suggest that multinational corporations should hold a portfolio of language skills, much as it does a portfolio of currencies.

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