Forsgren, Mats; Holm, Ulf - In: Scandinavian Journal of Management 26 (2010) 4, pp. 421-430
Summary We examine the role of headquarters (HQ) in the value-creating processes of sub-units in the multinational corporation, and claim that this role is dependent on how the knowledge situation of HQ is conceptualized. Two perspectives on the role of HQ are considered: "rationality" and...