Publication details
Corporate Governance from the perspective of expatriates Multinatonals Companies – a study from Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
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| Web | http://www.esd-conference.com/Past.html |
| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | Expatriates, Multinational Companies, Corporate Governance |
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| Description | The problems of corporate governance are currently an important topic within the academic community. Importance of this issue is highlighted in connection with business success in global market conditions. As the most fundamental assumptions associated with successful corporate governance of subsidiaries of multinational enterprises is being considered the casting of statutory bodies expatriates from central multinationals. The main objective of the research was to describe and analyze the representation of expatriates in performance of corporate governance in subsidiaries of multinational companies operating in the country. The Czech Republic is currently in the post transition phase of development of the market economy with a significant presence of multinational companies in the country's economy. The article is presenting an empirical study with the description of expatriates representation in the statutory bodies of subsidiaries of multinational companies in the country. The results obtained refer specifically to the number of branches with the presence of expatriates and their representation in administrative and executive authority, or at other positions respectively. The sample on which is the issue of corporate governance has been examined included 332 subsidiaries of multinational companies from the most important sectors of the economy of the Czech Republic. Also the company size and ownership structure in subsidiaries of multinational companies with regard to the representation of expatriates has been the subject of the research. The results comprises of the headquarters analysis based on the financial performance indicators achieved by the multinational company branches with regard to the representation of expatriates as well. |