Although the Kyoto Protocol intended to implement emissions trading globally, this has so far been impossible. As a result, particularly Multinational Corporations (MNCs) currently face a wide variety of emissions trading schemes that differ in scope and enforcement, thus creating divergent...

Behind pessimistic expectations regarding the future of an international climate treaty, substantial changes can be observed in company positions. Multinationals in the oil and car industries are increasingly moving toward support for the Kyoto Protocol, and take measures to address climate...

This overview chapter presents the main factors relevant to multinationals and climate change, considering particularly those that play a role at the sector, firm and country levels. It summarizes the main elements that influence multinationals positions and strategies on climate change and that...

The strategic management of corporate sustainability tends to be approached from one theoretical perspective simultaneously in academic research and publications in mainstream journals. In corporate practice, however, a sustainability issue has different dimensions that cannot be captured if...

This paper explores the international dimensions of multinationals' corporate political activities, focusing on an international issue - climate change - that is being implemented differently in a range of countries. Analyzing data from FT Global 500 firms, it examines the influence on types and...

In the absence of sufficient support for the Kyoto Protocol, the international policy arena on climate change is far removed from being a 'level playing field'. Companies thus face much uncertainty about the competitive effects of the Protocol and (upcoming) regulatory measures. This means that...

Der mittel- und langfristige Erfolg von M&A-Aktivitäten wird ent-scheidend dadurch beeinflusst, inwieweit es gelingt, die Teile des neu entstehenden Unternehmens miteinander zu verbinden und zu einer geeigneten Organisation zusammenzufügen. Dies wird beson-ders durch das Schlagwort...

Der mittel- und langfristige Erfolg von M&A-Aktivitäten wird ent-scheidend dadurch beeinflusst, inwieweit es gelingt, die Teile des neu entstehenden Unternehmens miteinander zu verbinden und zu einer geeigneten Organisation zusammenzufügen. Dies wird besonders durch das Schlagwort „structure...

The purpose of this study is to extend the current understanding of business divestiture by investigating its potential for triggering strategic reorientation. A divestiture involving strategic reorientation is here denoted as a strategic business exit, otherwise it is a status...