This paper defines initiative as a key manifestation of corporate entrepreneurship, and examines the types of initiative exhibited in a sample of six subsidiaries of multinational corporations. From a detailed analysis of 39 separate initiatives, four distinct types are identified, which we refer to
Managerial stereotypes in Singaporean subsidiaries of multinational corporations
β Scribed by Bruce W. Stening; James E. Everett; Peter A. Longton
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 660 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0217-4561
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