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2015

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What Determines Mnc Subsidiary Performance? Evidence From China, Xiaowen Tian, John Slocum Mar 2015

What Determines Mnc Subsidiary Performance? Evidence From China, Xiaowen Tian, John Slocum

Xiaowen Tian

The paper challenges the view that MNC dictates a subsidiary’s business strategy and operations in accordance with the integration-responsiveness (IR) framework. The paper integrates the IR framework with contingency theory to argue that a subsidiary needs discretion to craft its own effective business strategy in light of the environmental exigencies facing the subsidiary in the host country. It may do so at variance with the MNC’s strategy. Evidence from China supports that subsidiary managers should take strategic initiatives in response to specific host country environment.


Air Service Liberalization: China And Its Top Destinations, Tamilla Curtis, John Ledgerwood, Blaise Waguespack Dec 2014

Air Service Liberalization: China And Its Top Destinations, Tamilla Curtis, John Ledgerwood, Blaise Waguespack

Dr. Tamilla Curtis

Since the early days of aviation, different countries have been concerned with the rights of the air carriers. The Convention on International Civil Aviation, or the Chicago Convention, was signed by 52 countries in 1944 to promote the future development of international civil aviation, co-operation and the peace between nations.  It required governments to negotiate air transport key areas including routes, capacity, and pricing.  The purpose of this research is to present the air service liberalization on the example of China and its top destinations. The top destinations were selected based on the outbound passenger traffic of Chinese nationals. A …