Micropolitics in the Multinational Corporation

Politics perspectives have become a cornerstone in the field of international business. This book offers the first detailed introduction to the foundations, methodologies and applications of politics perspectives in multinational corporations (MNCs). It discusses seminal contributions to the field and explores new directions for research.

Foreword Stewart Clegg; 1. Introduction Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach, Susanne Blazejewski, Christoph Dörrenbächer and Mike Geppert; Part I. Foundations of Politics, Power and Conflict in MNCs: 2. Theoretical foundations and conceptual definitions Susanne Blazejewski and Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach; 3. The evolution of a politics perspective of the multinational enterprise - past developments and current applications Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach and Susanne Blazejewski; Part II. Seminal Contributions: 4. Seminal contributions of the rationalistic-managerialist school Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach and Jens Gammelgaard; 5. Seminal contributions of the institutionalist and micropolitics schools Mike Geppert and Karen Williams; 6. Seminal contributions of the critical management school Christoph Dörrenbächer and Joanne Roberts; Part III. Analytical Tools and Applications: 7. Understanding organisational behaviour in MNCs from a micropolitical perspective: a stratified analytical framework Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach and Susanne Blazejewski; 8. Doing research on power and politics in MNCs: a methodological perspective Rebecca Piekkari and Susanne Tietze; Part IV. Reflections and New Directions for Research; 9. Advancing research on political issues in and around MNCs: the role of discursive sensemaking Mike Geppert and Christoph Dörrenbächer; 10. Zooming in on politicking and issue selling tactics as new research directions for the study of micropolitics in MNCs Christoph Dörrenbächer and Jens Gammelgaard; 11. Advancing research on micropolitics in MNCs: an elite perspective Christoph Dörrenbächer and Mike Geppert; 12. Micropolitics in emerging market MNCs as a field of new research Knut G. Lange and Florian A. A. Becker-Ritterspach; Index.