Edwards and Ferner (2002) argued that industrial relations of an MNC operating in a foreign land are shaped by the Country of origin, Dominance effect, the degree of international and integration of operations and the host country effect. But if the MNC is strong enough, it can bend the corporate culture to certain extent by transferring practices. According to Tom Kirchmaier of the corporate governance program at the London School of Economics, "German corporate governance is quite unique and awkward, and it comes out of this postwar consensus," (nytimes.com).