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Deutsche Unternehmen im Reich der Mitte: Entscheidungsprozesse in den Headquarters und ihre Konsequenzen für die Beziehung zu den Tochtergesellschaften

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In den letzten Jahrzehnten ist ein deutlicher Anstieg von Auslandsdirektinvestitionen in Entwicklungsländer, insbesondere China, zu beobachten (OECD 2004, Kinkel/ Maloca 2008). Gleichzeitig treten unerwartete Schwierigkeiten auf, die die Effizienz der ausländischen Unternehmen beeinflussen und möglicherweise beinträchtigen können (Deutsche Bank Research 2004, AHK 2008, AHK/EAC 2008). In diesem Artikel soll der Frage nachgegangen werden, wie diese systematischen Schwierigkeiten zu erklären sind.

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Piotti, G. (2011). Deutsche Unternehmen im Reich der Mitte: Entscheidungsprozesse in den Headquarters und ihre Konsequenzen für die Beziehung zu den Tochtergesellschaften. In: Schmid, S. (eds) Internationale Unternehmungen und das Management ausländischer Tochtergesellschaften. Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-6104-4_4

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