The national behemoth of a corporation is dead. Long live the transnational corporation with headquarters that basically pull the strings of multiple operations in various countries. In the last couple of years many companies have found that moving parts or even the entire headquarters to a better location and disrupting its classical functions is a feasible option. Arthur D. Little carried out a headquarters benchmarking study dealing with the roles that global headquarters need to fulfil. Building on the findings, Wanner, Shimizu, and LeClef outline the different scenarios and principles involved in moving headquarters. One of their key findings? That headquarters relocation and downsizing has to go hand-in-hand with a role change.