Summary Little is known about how MNE-affiliates are using their linkage capabilities to source or combine technological inputs in emerging economies. This paper attempts to address this critical gap in the literature by comparing and contrasting innovation practices (IPs) employed by...

This paper examines the behavioural differences between multinational and local enterprises in their role as agents of development and transformation in the Indian pharmaceuticals industry. A case study of two large enterprises in the pharmaceuticals industry shows how a model of development...

This paper describes how the development of the microelectronics industry in Taiwan has followed an evolutionary path that eventually led to the formation of the ‘Triple-alliance’. The ‘Triple-alliance’ model postulates that a nation's industrialization is fundamentally underpinned by...

In the UK there has been a recent debate over the role of the independent non-executive director, with that debate resulting in changes to a revised Code applicable to companies reporting after 1 November, 2003. This article reflects on an aspect of the proposed changes that was ignored, namely...

The current debate and theorising on corporate governance has been polarised between a shareholder perspective and a stakeholder perspective. While advocates and supporters of each camp attempt to justify the superiority, rationality and universality of each model in theory, they rarely pay...

The purpose of this work is to draw upon empirical evidence supporting concerns over the perception and reality of the power and control exercised by chief executive officers (CEO). It provides a focus on the role of the CEO (the "clout" title) and provides an analysis of the legal framework...