Micro-processes of translation in the transfer of practices from MNE headquarters to foreign subsidiaries: The role of subsidiary translators

O, Gabriela Gutierrez Huerter; Moon, Jeremy; Gold, Stefan; Chapple, W

doi:10.1057/s41267-019-00234-8

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“…The absence of penalties under the Modern Slavery Act for non‐compliance weakened the argument that managers were making in their organisations and emphasised even more the need for personal motivation of the managers as promoters of anti‐slavery engagement as well as backing and resonance from and within their member organisations (cf. Gutierrez‐Huerter et al, 2020). This motivation may not be present in other sectors, and one could debate whether the exposure of the construction industry to modern slavery through the Qatar World Cup may have caused earlier and more advanced sensitivity towards modern slavery that created a stronger motivation and willingness to take action.…”

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The UK construction and facilities management sector's response to the Modern Slavery Act: An intra‐industry initiative against modern slavery

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The United Kingdom's Modern Slavery Act exposed companies to a new ethical challenge in their supply chains. An estimated 40.3 million people worldwide are in modern slavery, working in a range of supply chains, including construction and facilities management. In this article, we show how the UK construction and facilities management sector responded to this challenge through an intra‐industry initiative and went through a process of collaborative sense‐making and sector‐wide agreement on a joint approach to challenge modern slavery in the sector's operations and supply chains. The research takes an engaged research approach whereby the researchers have been able to gain deep and continued access to the phenomenon from participation in a multi‐company initiative on the implementation of responses to the UK Modern Slavery Act in supply chain and procurement activities of their sector. We identify and discuss key areas for supply chain and procurement practitioners tasked with addressing a human rights topic in their operations and supply chains: Motivation, risk hot‐spots, challenges and response and provide a rich understanding of an intra‐industry initiative which creates a basis for further research on collective sustainability approaches by businesses who are otherwise commercial competitors. The study's results and insights are useful for policymakers and practitioners who are aiming to apply market‐based approaches for sustainability improvements in supply chains.

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“…Hence, proverbs became a way for middle managers to respond to and cope with tensions and contradictions related to the ideals of good management associated with empowerment. These competing discourses are particularly pertinent in the MNC context, where new management models and practices are imposed on translators in foreign subsidiaries (Gutierrez-Huerter et al, 2019).…”

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“Trust But Verify”: How middle managers in a multinational use proverbs to translate an imported management concept

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In this paper we report on how middle managers in a Russian subsidiary translate empowerment, a ‘western’ management concept imposed by the Finnish headquarters. The analysis shows that in their discursive struggles these middle managers mobilised proverbs to address competing discourses that reflected imported and local ideals of good management. We advance organisational translation research by highlighting the value of proverbs as an understudied discursive resource in translation activities on the ground. The paper also examines the dual role of middle managers as both translators and implementers of an imported and imposed concept in a multinational corporation. Translation work carried out by middle managers in multinationals has received limited attention in previous research. Finally, by bringing together the discursive and the interlingual, we join recent efforts to broaden the definition of translation to encompass translation work undertaken in multilingual organisations.

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“…These include interpersonal, inter-organizational, institutional, ideological, and discursive contestations, among others (e.g. Gutierrez-Huerter et al, 2020; Hamann et al, 2020; Whelan et al, 2009), while emphasizing elements such as the micro-level dynamics of relational work (Girschik, Svystunova & Lysova 2020; Glavas, 2016; Gond & Moser, 2021; Noronha, D’Cruz & Banday, 2020;), conflict (Brand, Blok & Verweij, 2020), tensions (Mitra & Buzzanell, 2017; Nyberg & Wright, 2013), unintended consequences (Banerjee & Jackson, 2017) and power (Shamir, 2005). Our objectives are three-fold.…”

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Micro-processes of translation in the transfer of practices from MNE headquarters to foreign subsidiaries: The role of subsidiary translators

Cited by 54 publications

References 83 publications

The UK construction and facilities management sector's response to the Modern Slavery Act: An intra‐industry initiative against modern slavery

The UK construction and facilities management sector's response to the Modern Slavery Act: An intra‐industry initiative against modern slavery

“Trust But Verify”: How middle managers in a multinational use proverbs to translate an imported management concept

Contesting Social Responsibilities of Business: Experiences in Context

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