The Emergence and Impact of MNC Centres of Excellence

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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW PART 1: THE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE PROJECT The Centres of Excellence Project: Methods and Some Empirical Findings PART 2: DETERMINANTS AND BASIC FEATURES OF CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE Development of MNC Centres of Excellence Subsidiary Influence and Corporate Learning: Centres of Excellence in Danish Foreign-Owned Firms The Impact from Business Networks on MNC Competence Development: A Case Study PART 3: DEVELOPMENT OF SUBSIDIARY COMPETENCE Industrial Clusters and Foreign Companies Centres of Excellence in Norway Multinational Research Subsidiaries in Denmark R & D Centres of Excellence in Canada The Competence of Formally Appointed Centres of Excellence in the UK Competence Creation and Recognition: A Case Study PART IV: USE AND INTEGRATION OF SUBSIDIARY COMPETENCE WITHIN THE MNC Mergers and Acquisitions as Establishment Modes for Centres of Excellence: The Case of Italian Subsidiaries Characteristics of R & D Centres of Excellence in MNCs The Impact of Centres of Excellence on MNC Performance The Dilemma of Developing a Centre of Excellence: The Case of ABB Generation