ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the role of multinational companies in supporting or changing national business systems. The chapter Varieties of Capitalism literature the role of multinational companies is perceived in different ways. In theory companies working in different institutional environments would be the logical instruments in bringing countries and their institutions closer together. Glenn Morgan assumes the firms crossing institutional and national divides would not converge towards one single model of the 'global firm', continue to shows diversity and divergence. It impact of multinational enterprises on the Dutch business system during the 20th century, while also taking on board the different phases of globalisation. Leo McCann, John Hassard, and Jonathan Morris compared the position of middle managers in five large companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan in recent years. Glenn Morgan concludes the role of multinational companies in supporting or changing national business systems.
