The Italian Multinationals (RLE International Business)
The Italian Multinationals (RLE International Business)

Author: Fabrizio Onida

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-04

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1135133581

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This book, based on extensive, original, detailed research presents a comprehensive overview of the Italian multinationals and their activities during the 1990s. It: surveys the size, geographical and sectoral distribution of Italian multinationals examines why they went international, how and what they gained discusses the strategic position of Italian multinationals in the world economy examines the effect of multinationals investment both inward and outward on the Italian economy provides detail on individual companies

Japanese Multinationals (RLE International Business)
Japanese Multinationals (RLE International Business)

Author: Nigel Campbell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-04

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1135130469

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International in perspective, this volume provides insights into the important problem of how to transfer Japanese practice to Western countries. It also examines key aspects of Japanese multinationals and discusses how they are developing their global strategies and how they are managing their local workforces. Topics covered include relations with suppliers, governments and competitors, leadership patterns and business philosophy. The impact of Japanese multinationals on the local economies of host countries is a particular focus. The dynamics of strategic alliances, technology transfers and research and development centres are also discussed.

The Multinational Motor Industry (RLE International Business)
The Multinational Motor Industry (RLE International Business)

Author: George Maxcy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-04

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1135127018

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This book analyses the multinational enterprise using the example of the world motor industry. It begins by examining the multinational enterprise in general, considering its nature, the economic theory of its behaviour and is effects on the nation state. It goes on to explore the growth and development of the multinational motor industry, and then surveys the state of the motor industry, and the role of multinationals in it, in various types of economy, using case studies from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil and India.

The Multinational Man (RLE International Business)
The Multinational Man (RLE International Business)

Author: Thomas Aitken

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-17

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1135134987

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The growth and proliferation of multinational companies has both imposed new responsibilities on and offered new opportunities to, the men who represent them around the world. This book dissects the functional responsibilities of the manager abroad in the light of his relationships with the home office and with his local environment, and explores the consequences of various types of relationships. The discussion is a practical one drawing heavily on a wealth of experience and actual case studies.

Multinationals and Europe 1992 (RLE International Business)
Multinationals and Europe 1992 (RLE International Business)

Author: Beat Burgenmeier

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-25

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1135134774

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When it was originally published this book presented the first independent review of the critical role played by multinationals in Europe. Extending its focus beyond 1992, the book examines both the economic and business strategy frameworks the firms need to develop to maintain a competitive advantage. Using case-studies from specific industries, it looks not only at the activity of multinationals within the single market but explores the competitive strategies of non-European firms with special emphasis on Japanese companies which were poised to exploit 1992. The importance of interaction between multinationals and national government policies is also analysed taking into account the integration already achieved.

The Geography of Multinationals (RLE International Business)
The Geography of Multinationals (RLE International Business)

Author: Michael Taylor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1135124558

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Through a series of international case studies, the nature and the geographical implications of the development of multinational corporations is examined. The volume concentrates on the latter Post-War period of corporate restructuring and readjustment in response to world-wide recession in the mid-1980s. The volume is divided into two parts. In the first each of the chapters considers a particular aspect of the problem of how multinational corporations have developed. In the second part the chapters consider different aspects of the economic and social impacts of these corporations. The common theme that links all the papers is their emphasis on careful historical analysis of different forms of spatial organisation and their transformation into other, different forms.

Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)
Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)

Author: Chris J Dixon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-04

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1135129975

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This book is a comprehensive study of the role of multinational corporations in the economies of the Third World. It begins by providing a comprehensive overview of the activities of multinational corporations and the main areas of research and debate. It goes on to discuss specific sociological, developmental and material effects on Third World countries resulting from involvement with multinational corporations. It includes case studies detailing the mid-twentieth century history and probable effects of specific multinational corporations’ involvement in Third World countries.

Multinational Service Firms (RLE International Business)
Multinational Service Firms (RLE International Business)

Author: Peter Enderwick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-04

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1135133948

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This book presents a world survey of multinational firms in the key parts of the service sector. The service sector has grown greatly in importance in recent years in many countries of the world. Many of the key parts of the service sector that are growing most rapidly are dominated by large multinational firms and this has important implications for the future shape of the world economy and for closer economic integration between countries. In addition, the particular style and operations of multinational firms in one sector can provide useful lessons for multinational enterprise in other sectors. The book examines the operations and the style of the firms considered and explores how they dominate their sectors. It charts how the firms have developed, discusses the critical issues facing them; and suggests how present trends may continue in the future.

The Large International Firm (RLE International Business)
The Large International Firm (RLE International Business)

Author: Edith Penrose

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-20

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1135123314

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This book is a study of the economics of the large international firm, but is at the same time a study of one of the world’s most important industries. International firms face difficult problems in attempting to deal with the conflicts between their own interest as world-wide economic organisations on the one hand, that of the countries in which they operate on the other, and with the conflicts of interest among the countries which are related to the international policies of the firms. The author analyses the underlying problems and points to possible solutions. When it was first published this was the first book by a professional economist to look widely at the economics of the international petroleum industry outside the industrialized countries.

Managing the Global Firm (RLE International Business)
Managing the Global Firm (RLE International Business)

Author: Christopher A Bartlett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-17

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 113513491X

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This volume assesses the situation for multinationals at the beginning of the 1990s, bringing together contributions from academics recognized as world leaders in the field and from practitioners with wide experience in international management. Drawing on perspectives from Europe, the USA and Japan, the contributors outline the shape of the global firm of the future. They focus squarely on the development of the corporation as a whole, rather than on the narrow management of individual foreign subsidiaries, and they also explore the specific implications for areas such as strategic planning systems, financial management, information systems and R & D management.