The ‘contested’ firm: the restructuring of work and production in the international political economy
The ‘contested’ firm: the restructuring of work and production in the international political economy
In the context of the globalisation of production, MNCs have been most commonly depicted as the key vehicles of global transformation. This chapter opens up the presumed unity of the MNC to explore the social power relationships that constitute this ‘global actor’. Defined in terms of the relationships between corporate managers, financiers, shareholders, suppliers and a diverse range of worker groups, the firm represents a site of contest in the ascription of meanings and realities of globalisation.
Keywords: global transformation, MNCs, corporate managers, globalisation, production
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