Kunisch, SvenSvenKunischMüller-Stewens, GünterGünterMüller-StewensCollis, David J.David J.Collis2023-04-132023-04-132012https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/92644Survey Report - Purpose: This international guide on changes at CHQ provides data and insights on changes in CHQ design over a four-year time period (2007-2010), as well as on the status quo of recent CHQ design and effectiveness (2010). Surveys: The guide is based on large-scale surveys of 761 of the largest corporations in 21 countries in North America and Europe. The overall company-level response rate accounting for 28.4 % of the sample indicates a large interest in changes at CHQ. Key findings: The surveys indicate an overall trend towards stronger CHQ - in contrast to the more prominent cases of CHQ cutbacks frequently published in the business press. Many companies have tightened the reins of CHQ and increased CHQ influence over divisional decisions.enCorporate headquarterscorporate functionscorporate parentgeneral officecentral administrative officecorporate centerorganizational designcorporate headquarters changecorporate strategycorporate strategic changestrategic changeCEO successionupper echelonswork report