01.08.2010 | Research Article
Regional Management as a System
A Longitudinal Case Study
Erschienen in: Management International Review | Ausgabe 4/2010
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Abstract
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We apply information processing theory to investigate the evolution of regional management.
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Based on a longitudinal case study of a European multinational we capture the overall structural development of the firm and within this context, we conduct an in-depth analysis of two regions and their regional management centres.
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We conceptualise regional management as a system of differentiated centres. The notion that headquarters can be found in a single location is replaced by the view that headquarters’ activities are spatially distributed within a system. Over time, this multi-level system adapts to changing information processing requirements.