OFF THE SHELFManaging the Embedded Multinational: A Business Network View By ForsgrenMats, HolmUlf, and JohansonJan, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2005, 227 pages, softcover.Global, National and Local Practices in Multinational Corporations Edited by GeppertMike and MayerMichael, Houndsmills: Palgrave, 2006, 234 pages, hardcover.Headquarters and Subsidiaries in Multinational Corporations By JohnstonStewart, Houndmills: Palgrave, 2005, 233 pages, hardcover.Renewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradition By JonesGeoffrey, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 447 pages, hardcover.Local Players in Global Games: The Strategic Constitution of a Multinational Corporation By H. KristensenPeer and ZeitlinJonathan, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 352 pages, softcover.Transnational Business Cultures: Life and Work in a Multinational Corporation By MooreFiona, Ashgate Publishing, 2005, 216 pages, hardcover.

This article reviews several books pertaining to multinational corporations, including “Managing the Embedded Multinational: A Business Network View,” by Mats Forsgren, Ulf Holm, and Jan Johanson, “Global, National & Local Practices in Multinational Corporations,” edited by Mike Geppert and Michael Mayer, and “Headquarters & Subsidiaries in Multinational Corporations,” by Stewart Johnston.