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dc.contributor.authorSoltani, Ebrahim
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Adrian
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:48:39Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:48:39Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2013-05-29T08:25:52Z
dc.identifier.issn1090-9516
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jwb.2010.10.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/36449
dc.description.abstractMuch has been written on the nature of international assignees' experiences of managing Multinational Corporation (MNC) affiliates in the context of Western economies. This study aims to broaden the debate and elucidate these issues in the largely overlooked region of Middle East with a particular focus on Iran. Data from six MNC affiliates across two high growth global industries reveals that the nature of international assignees' experiences can be explained in terms of desirable, indifference, and undesirable effects of managing MNC affiliates. Specifically, it was found that the international assignees' perceptions of managing MNC affiliates were formed prior to their appointments. Furthermore, while conformance to headquarter (HQ) managerial orientations was seen to serve as a proxy for earlier desirable experiences of these international assignees, their current performance was seen to deteriorate by the need to fully comply with the HQ's way of doing things. Together, these findings support the view that the degree of congruence or fit between, on the one hand, the HQ and international assignees' orientations, and on the other hand, between the international assignees and the host country culture could have implications for the success or failure of the international assignees in the context of Iranian-based MNCs. Finally, the paper concludes with implications and lessons for policy makers, practitioners and academics.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom462
dc.relation.ispartofpageto475
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of World Business
dc.relation.ispartofvolume46
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBusiness systems in context not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarketing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3506
dc.titleThe Razor's edge: Managing MNC affiliates in Iran
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWilkinson, Adrian J.


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