The Perils of Attention From Headquarters
Visits from corporate headquarters to operations in markets such as China are often seen as overly time-consuming and unproductive. According to one China country manager of a European luxury-goods group, "Not only do they come often, but they want to spend more time, and they all come on weekends! For my team, it means that nearly every weekend, there is somebody to entertain." The authors offer a set of recommendations for healthier dynamics between corporate headquarters and affiliates.