MNC Headquarters as Activity Systems: The Consequences of Differentiating and Relocating MNC Headquarters?

Phillip C. Nell; Marcus Møller Larsen

MNC Headquarters as Activity Systems: The Consequences of Differentiating and Relocating MNC Headquarters?

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Abstract

Recent literature has questioned why multinational corporations (MNC) relocate their headquarters activities overseas. In this paper, we investigate the consequences of this phenomenon. To do this, we conceptualize the MNC headquarters activities as an interdependent system, and develop a set of propositions that links headquarters unbundling and relocation to complexity and rising coordination costs. Moreover, we argue that the coordination costs are often neglected in the headquarters reconfiguration process. In sum, we provide a novel perspective on modern MNC headquarters configurations, derive consequences for MNC research, and develop a model that aims at explaining the stability of such systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business
Editors	Susan Feinberg, Tunga Kiyak
Place of Publication	East Lansing, MI
Publisher	Academy of International Business
Publication date	2012
Pages	74
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	AIB 2012 Annual Meeting: Rethinking the Roles of Business, Government and NGOs in the Global Economy - George Washington University and University of Maryland, Washington, United States Duration: 30 Jun 2012 → 3 Jul 2012 Conference number: 54 http://aib.msu.edu/events/2012/

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Conference	AIB 2012 Annual Meeting
Number	54
Location	George Washington University and University of Maryland
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	30/06/2012 → 03/07/2012
Internet address	http://aib.msu.edu/events/2012/

Series	Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings
Volume	54
ISSN	2078-4430

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Nell, P. C., & Møller Larsen, M. (2012). MNC Headquarters as Activity Systems: The Consequences of Differentiating and Relocating MNC Headquarters? In S. Feinberg, & T. Kiyak (Eds.), Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (pp. 74). Academy of International Business. http://aib.msu.edu/events/2012/AIB2012_ConferenceProceedings.pdf

Nell, Phillip C. ; Møller Larsen, Marcus. / MNC Headquarters as Activity Systems : The Consequences of Differentiating and Relocating MNC Headquarters?. Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. editor / Susan Feinberg ; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business, 2012. pp. 74 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54).

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Nell, PC & Møller Larsen, M 2012, MNC Headquarters as Activity Systems: The Consequences of Differentiating and Relocating MNC Headquarters? in S Feinberg & T Kiyak (eds), Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. Academy of International Business, East Lansing, MI, Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, vol. 54, pp. 74, AIB 2012 Annual Meeting, Washington, United States, 30/06/2012. <http://aib.msu.edu/events/2012/AIB2012_ConferenceProceedings.pdf>

MNC Headquarters as Activity Systems: The Consequences of Differentiating and Relocating MNC Headquarters? / Nell, Phillip C.; Møller Larsen, Marcus.
Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. / Susan Feinberg; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI: Academy of International Business, 2012. p. 74 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54).

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Nell PC, Møller Larsen M. MNC Headquarters as Activity Systems: The Consequences of Differentiating and Relocating MNC Headquarters? In Feinberg S, Kiyak T, editors, Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing, MI: Academy of International Business. 2012. p. 74. (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54).