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Revisiting the heterarchy: the case of the fuzzy and fluid multinational

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Revisiting the heterarchy: the case of the fuzzy and fluid multinational. / Jarvis, Andrew.
2016. 1-13 Paper presented at British Academy of Management - PhD Workshop, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

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Jarvis, A 2016, 'Revisiting the heterarchy: the case of the fuzzy and fluid multinational', Paper presented at British Academy of Management - PhD Workshop, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 5/09/16 - 5/09/16 pp. 1-13.

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Jarvis, A. (2016). Revisiting the heterarchy: the case of the fuzzy and fluid multinational. 1-13. Paper presented at British Academy of Management - PhD Workshop, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

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Jarvis A. Revisiting the heterarchy: the case of the fuzzy and fluid multinational. 2016. Paper presented at British Academy of Management - PhD Workshop, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

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Jarvis, Andrew. / Revisiting the heterarchy : the case of the fuzzy and fluid multinational. Paper presented at British Academy of Management - PhD Workshop, Newcastle, United Kingdom.13 p.

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abstract = "Gunnar Hedland suggested that the Multinational Company (MNC) was becoming a {\textquoteleft}heterarchy{\textquoteright} - a network of differentiated but interdependent units. This paper examines GlobeCo, a multinational that has transformed from a {\textquoteleft}polycentric{\textquoteright} to a global form, and now exhibits many of the characteristics of heterarchy. However, GlobeCo{\textquoteright}s units are increasingly {\textquoteleft}fuzzy{\textquoteright} - internally heterogeneous and overlapping - and {\textquoteleft}fluid{\textquoteright} with frequent forming and reshaping of entities. This suggests that GlobeCo may be better conceived as a set of evolving networks within a network. The implications of such a view of the MNC for future research are then considered.",
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