International Integration and Coordination in MNEs

Abstract

The focus theme "International integration and coordination in MNEs—Implications for in ternational management" is introduced and the motivation for this focus issue theme is out lined. The premise of the theme is the notion that the nature of organizational response to heightened global dynamism has changed. It is argued that the managerial mechanisms or "tools" necessary to accomplish coordination tasks have changed accordingly. • The manuscripts included in this focused issue capture this perspective building conceptual and empirical contributions. These include cross-border knowledge transfer, global strategy implementation, IT integration as enabler of MNE-supplier responsiveness, intra-firm archi tectural network configuration, regional integration perspectives from Latin America and in tegration and coordination in the global factory.