In light of current changes in the German industrial relations' landscape and the wider and deeper integration of German multinationals into the world economy, this study investigates the relative importance of the country-of-origin effect in employee relations of German affiliates in an...

The authors use international business strategy and regional development literature to inform a set of propositions about the links between direct employment by foreign-owned subsidiaries in the manufacturing sector and the development of embeddedness and autonomy in these subsidiaries. A...

In der Globalisierungs- und Standortdebatte wird zunehmend postuliert, dass es nationale Sonderwege in Wahl von Wirtschafts- und Beschäftigungspolitik und der Institutionalisierung der Arbeits- und Tarifsysteme nicht mehr gebe - die Mobilität insbesondere des Kapitals führe letztendlich zur...

This paper investigates the relationship between the use of parent company nationals (PCN) and home country nationals (HCN) and various attributes in foreign owned subsidiaries in Denmark, Germany and the UK. The study explores whether the existing literature on international staffing adequately...

This paper uses network approaches to subsidiary theory to investigate the performance impacts of interactions among the factors of autonomy, intra-organizational network relationships, and inter-organizational network relationships. The paper offers an analysis of both direct and indirect...

An experimental and analytical investigation for the temperature distribution prediction of a three-phase bubble-type direct-contact condenser conducted, using a short Perspex column with 4 cm internal diameter and 70 cm height as a direct contact condenser. Vapour pentane and water were...

Composite adsorbents, comprising activated carbon and expanded natural graphite, have been developed, and their thermal conductivity, permeability and adsorption performance were tested. The thermal conductivity varied with the ratio of activated carbon to expanded natural graphite. Thermal...

We describe a polygeneration system that can run on neat plant oils, such as Jatropha and Pongamia, or standard diesel fuel. A prototype has been constructed using a compression ignition engine of 9.9 kW shaft output. It consumes 3 L/h of fuel and will produce 40 kg/h of ice by means of an...