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Unfolding the Intra-organisational Perception Gap in Decision-Making

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This chapter explores the dyadic relationship between headquarters and in terms of their perceptions of decision-making loci and associated organisational structure . By comparing the responses of parents of Greek Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and their subsidiaries, we find evidence in favour of a perception gap in terms of decision-making between headquarters and subsidiaries. We argue that future research needs to carefully consider and account for the perception gap and point out the importance of the role of MNE managers in removing such barriers in order to achieve effective decision-making .

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  1. Middlesex University Business School, London, UK

    Shasha Zhao & Marina Papanastassiou

  2. Department of Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Yiannis Bassiakos

  3. Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark

    Evis Sinani

  4. Henley Business School, John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, University of Reading, Reading, UK

    Robert Pearce

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Zhao, S., Papanastassiou, M., Bassiakos, Y., Sinani, E., Pearce, R. (2018). Unfolding the Intra-organisational Perception Gap in Decision-Making. In: Castellani, D., Narula, R., Nguyen, Q., Surdu, I., Walker, J. (eds) Contemporary Issues in International Business. The Academy of International Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70220-9_9

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