Regional Management as a System A Longitudinal Case Study

TY - JOUR

T1 - Regional Management as a System A Longitudinal Case Study

AU - Piekkari, Rebecca

AU - Nell, Phillip C.

AU - Ghauri, Pervez N.

PY - 2010/8

Y1 - 2010/8

N2 - We apply information processing theory to investigate the evolution of regional management. Based on a longitudinal case study of a European multinational we capture the overall structural development of the firm and within this context, we conduct an in-depth analysis of two regions and their regional management centres. We conceptualise regional management as a system of differentiated centres. The notion that headquarters can be found in a single location is replaced by the view that headquarters' activities are spatially distributed within a system. Over time, this multi-level system adapts to changing information processing requirements.

AB - We apply information processing theory to investigate the evolution of regional management. Based on a longitudinal case study of a European multinational we capture the overall structural development of the firm and within this context, we conduct an in-depth analysis of two regions and their regional management centres. We conceptualise regional management as a system of differentiated centres. The notion that headquarters can be found in a single location is replaced by the view that headquarters' activities are spatially distributed within a system. Over time, this multi-level system adapts to changing information processing requirements.

U2 - 10.1007/s11575-010-0044-1

DO - 10.1007/s11575-010-0044-1

M3 - Article

VL - 50

SP - 513

EP - 532

JO - Management International Review

JF - Management International Review

IS - 4

ER -