After exploring the meaning of globalization at different levels: world, country, industry, company and corporate function, the authors focus on examining the twin forces of ideological change and technology revolution which are making globalization one of the most important issues facing...

This paper conceptualizes the multinational corporation (MNC) as a network of knowledge flows and argues that, within the same MNC, subsidiary strategic roles can be expected to differ in terms of the extent and directionality of knowledge flows between a focal subsidiary and the rest of the...

In memory of Dr.C.V.Seshadri, a maverick scientist and a social change agent, it is suggested that a new model for sustainable livelihoods is followed. The ex-ante and ex-post transaction costs of innovators, investors and entrepreneurs will have to be reduced if the new paradigm has to work....