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Decision-making in foreign-owned multinational subsidiaries in the United Kingdom

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  • Young, S.
  • Hood N.
  • Hamill J.

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Working paper on decision making in foreign owned multinational enterprise subsidiarys in the UK - based on a mail survey, summarises evidence on the locus of decision making, i.e. The regional level dimension, plant or subsidiary level; presents case studies indicating greater centralization of decision making where major employment and unemployment issues are at stake; illustrates the relationship of the research results to investment and divestment decisions. References, statistical tables.

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  • Young, S. & Hood N. & Hamill J., 1985. "Decision-making in foreign-owned multinational subsidiaries in the United Kingdom," ILO Working Papers 992395053402676, International Labour Organization.
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    1. Solomon, Robert F & Ingham, Keith P D, 1977. "Discriminating between MNC Subsidiaries and Indigenous Companies: A Comparative Analysis of the British Mechanical Engineering Industry," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 39(2), pages 127-138, May.
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