Micro-political or inter-cultural conflicts? – An integrating approach |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Neurology, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Germany;2. Institute of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany;3. Department of Neurology, Katholisches Klinikum, Brüderhaus, Koblenz, Germany;4. Department of Neurology, Universitätsmedizin, Mainz, Germany;5. Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Trier, Germany |
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Abstract: | The article focuses on inner-organizational conflicts arising with respect to processes of organizational transnationalization of multinational companies (MNCs). Two strands of debate are identified and discussed in this respect: one focusing on micro-political, the other one focusing on inter-cultural conflicts. It is argued that an integrative perspective on conflict processes is needed as neither power nor culture can be neglected or put in a secondary position when explaining conflicts in MNCs. Such an integrative framework is developed following Giddens' analytical differentiation of three dimensions of social systems: signification, domination and legitimation. It is argued that it depends on contextual variables framing the process of transnationalization, whether actors conceive of occurring conflicts as being either inter-cultural or micro-political. This theoretical argument is underscored by referring to two case studies from a German MNC in the process of transnationalization. |
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