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.

The Multinational Enterprise (RLE International Business)
The Multinational Enterprise (RLE International Business)

Author: John H Dunning

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-17

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1135134073

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The book focuses on the major environmental implications stemming from the growth of the multinational enterprise in a multiple currency world; the international transfer of technology; industrial relations and labour utilization in foreign-owned firms in the UK; multinational companies and trade union interests; foreign direct investment, the balance of payments and trade flows; the multinational enterprise and developing countries; government policy alternatives and the problem of international sharing and a case study of a multinational enterprise in Europe. A survey of the background to the multinational enterprise and concluding summaries ensure that this book is one of the most widely embracing volumes available on the subject.

New Theories of the Multinational Enterprise (RLE International Business)
New Theories of the Multinational Enterprise (RLE International Business)

Author: Alan Rugman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1135126321

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This book brings together the work of noted authorities in the field of multinational enterprises who explain and debate the merits of internalization theory as the new general theory of the multinational enterprise. Alternatives to internalization, such as licensing, joint ventures and other contractual arrangements are also evaluated. There are many applications to actual businesses, such as in the hotel, fish, food and banking industries. Also considered are regional office location and applications of the theory to Canada, Japan, the former Yugoslavia, the UK and USA.

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.

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.

International Production and the Multinational Enterprise (RLE International Business)
International Production and the Multinational Enterprise (RLE International Business)

Author: John H Dunning

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1135134154

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The growth and impact of the multinational enterprise (MNE) in the post war period is one of the most important phenomena of our time. This volume, originally published in 1981 provides a comprehensive and detailed review of both the theoretical and policy issues at a time when the subject had reached a watershed, after the controversies of the 1970s. The book provides a balanced discussion of major themes such as the development of modern theories of international production; the impact of the MNE on the nation-state and the structure of the international market; the response of governments and the appropriate framework for policy measures; and the historical context and likely future of the MNE.

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.

Multinationals: The Swedish Case (RLE International Business)
Multinationals: The Swedish Case (RLE International Business)

Author: Erik Hornell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-04

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1135133093

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This book considers the question of the impact of multinationals on Sweden. Based on extensive original research the book examines the benefits and drawbacks of multinationals for Sweden. It relates the Swedish case of multinationals to theories of multinational enterprise and to theories of industrial change. It reviews the extensive debate within Sweden on the question and discusses the policy options available to Sweden. It argues that the mix within a multinational and the spatial distribution (either at home or abroad) of production, research and development, marketing and central functions is important in determining whether a multinational has a beneficial or adverse effect on a country like Sweden. As a small open economy which is considerably affected by movements in international trade Sweden provides the rest of the world with a unique example of the impact of multinational enterprises in terms of both outward and inward foreign direct investment.

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: 361

ISBN-13: 1135124566

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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.