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"This article examines the existing quasi-legal means by which international labour standards may be protected. This article considers the nature of the challenge that global capital creates for labour, the development of the International Labour Organizations (ILO's) labour standards, and the consequences of its shift towards promotional principles, the growth of corporate voluntary initiatives by multinational corporations (MNCs), and finally the associated debates around the inclusion of social clauses in trade agreements. The analysis suggests that the ILO's shift to ‘promotional principles' and the formal acceptance of voluntary self-regulation from the late 1990s has not significantly improved the situation for workers but was a pragmatic response driven in part by US policy and the increasing marginalization of the ILO within the global system of economic governance. It is argued that even if the many political obstacles could be overcome, the result of including social clauses in World Trade Organization (WTO) trade agreements may not be straightforward. In conclusion, it is argued that in some respects the existing system has ‘privatized' labour rights."

"La décision du gouvernement britannique de sortir de l'Union européenne a remis en question l'application de la législation européenne pour les entreprises opérant au Royaume-Uni, y compris la législation régissant les comités d'entreprise européens (CEE). Ainsi, les entreprises multinationales basées au Royaume-Uni doivent transférer leur CEE dans un État membre de l'Union. En outre, les accords de CEE des entreprises multinationales opérant au Royaume-Uni peuvent être renégociés à la baisse par rapport à la représentation de ce pays. Cet article interroge l'impact du Brexit sur les CEE à travers une enquête comparative au niveau international, basée sur 64 cas d'entreprises multinationales et 16 monographies d'entreprise détaillées. Elle met la focale sur les processus de (re)négociation des accords de CEE au sein des entreprises légalement affectées par le Brexit et montre une distribution différenciée des résultats réglementaires de ces négociations selon le pays d'implantation du CEE."

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"Why have relatively poor and underdeveloped countries been able to spawn so many global firms in the last two decades? Are emerging market multinationals (EMNCs) really different from successful multinationals from developed economies? This book tackles these and other fundamental theoretical questions about EMNCs. A distinguished group of researchers assesses the unique strategies and behavior of successful EMNCs, from the Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to the Indian conglomerate Tata, to the South African beverages firm SABMiller. They address a range of topics, such as the drivers of internationalization by EMNCs; their distinctive process capabilities; how they catch up with established rivals on technology; how state ownership or business-group affiliation affects their behavior; and why they sometimes relocate their headquarters to advanced economies. This book will appeal to scholars and graduate students in global strategy and international business, as well as consultants of multinational companies, looking for state-of-the-art analysis of EMNCs. "

"This article explores the effects of corporate organizational structure and of subsidiary discretion within multinational companies (MNCs). It draws on a representative survey of the most senior HR practitioner in foreign- and domestic-controlled subsidiaries in Canada. Key findings point to the importance of subsidiary discretion, especially discretion over human resource management. Greater subsidiary discretion is associated with a range of positive outcomes: securing international product and service mandates; greater subsidiary influence within the MNC; the promotion and protection of subsidiary employment (increased headcounts, less offshoring, more onshoring); and enhanced engagement with domestic institutions. These results highlight the strategic importance for union, civil society and public policy actors, as well as MNC subsidiary managers themselves, to focus on the drivers of subsidiary discretion, as opposed to the ‘hollowing out' of corporate structures, and to weave that discretion into larger policy narratives to promote local economies."

"Multinationals from Brazil, Russia, India and China, known as the BRIC countries, are a new and powerful force in global competition and are challenging the incumbency of much older global companies from the developed world. Emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) now account for a quarter of foreign investment in the world, are a prolific source of innovation and make almost one in three cross-border acquisitions globally. Despite this, traditional theories of international business do not provide a satisfactory explanation of their behaviour or performance. The authors of this book shine new light on the rise of the EMNEs and how they have built a competitive advantage through innovation, novel configurations of their international value chains and the acquisition of companies overseas. Any manager, policy maker or researcher who wishes to understand the emergence of this new breed of multinational will find this book an invaluable resource."