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Workpackage 3: Case Studies
Finland: new relationships between multinational
corporations and their subsidiaries embedded in regional
professional communities
WP Leader: Juha Laurila,
Helsinki School of Economics, Contact:
juha.laurila[at]hse.fi
Objectives
Identifying and explaining
surprising outcomes in terms of enhanced global market
competitiveness in one locality, having several
subsidiaries of multinational corporations
Investigating the role of
local actors and their abilities to obtain and exploit
regional and national resources in the development of
the individual businesses
Explaining the outcomes by
exploring the importance of:
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Actors’ regional,
national and professional communities
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Policy making tools at
the local and national level
Description of work
The Finnish case studies
examine how individual subsidiaries of multinational
corporations (MNCs) located in the town of Varkaus and
divested from Ahlstrom corporation maintain and
strengthen their position in a dialogue with the MNC
headquarters and other subsidiaries. The focus of the
studies is especially on the way in which the
subsidiaries obtain and exploit resources from their
regional and national environment. The research is based
on fieldwork, expert interviews, secondary sources and
action research.
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