Inside the transnational social space: Cross-border management and owner relationship in a German subsidiary in Hungary

Contesting social space in the Balkan region: the social dimensions of a “red” joint venture

“…Kristensen (2006: 1479) observe: 'It is a common story in the closure of multinationals that the local plant did everything that was asked of it and yet still became the victim of the MNC's axe'. Conformity to the new rules set by the parent company does not mean that subsidiary managers will keep their jobs (Dörrenbächer 2007). Nor does it guarantee survival.…”