International Business Organization

The fifth volume of the Academy of International Business Series concentrates on three crucial areas of International Business: organizational issues across multinational enterprises, international market entry strategy and emerging markets. It examines theory and practice in parent-subsidiary relationships, in host country and MNE interactions, and in the organizational response of international business to dynamics in the global economy.

Auteur

J.H.DUNNING Rutgers University, USA and University of Reading, UK M.PAPANASTASSIOU KEPE, Athens and University of Athens, Greece R.D.PEARCE University of Reading, UK J.H.TAGGART University of Strathclyde, UK R.MUDAMBI Case Western Reserve University, USA M.TAYEB Heriot Watt University, UK M.YAMIN Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK K.GLAISTER Leeds University Business School, UK M.F.BOERSMA University of Groningen, The Netherlands P.N.GHAURI University of Groningen, The Netherlands W.SLEEMAN Magnus Management Consultants, Naarden, The Netherlands K.D.BROUTHERS East London Business School, University of East London, UK l.E.BROUTHERS University of Texas at San Antonio, USA M.CASSON University of Reading, UK N.WADESON University of Reading, UK R.SCHOENBERG Imperial College Management School, University of London, UK C.J.CHOI City University Business School S.H.LEE Birkbeck College, University of London C.MILLAR City University Business School G.SHARPLEY University of Delaware, USA T.BUCK University of Nottingham, UK I.FILATOTCHEV University of Nottingham, UK M.WRIGHT University of Nottingham, UK E.J.COYNE American College Dublin, Ireland H.RADICE University of Leeds P.C.M.FU City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Contenu

Opening Chapter; J.H.Dunning PART ONE: SUBSIDIARIES AND THEIR STRATEGIES Host-Country Technological and Scientific Collaborations of MNE Subsidiaries; M.Papanastassiou & R.D.Pearce US MNC Affiliates in the UK: A Special Relationship?; J.H.Taggart On the Duration Dependence of MNE Investment; R.Mudambi Transfer of HRM Practices across Cultures : An American Company in Scotland; M.Tayeb An Evolutionary Analysis of Subsidiary Innovation and 'Reverse' Transfer in Multinational Companies; M.Yamin PART TWO: TRANSACTION COSTS/ENTRY STRATEGIES Strategic Motives and Selection Criteria in International Joint Ventures: Perspectives of UK Firms and Foreign Firms; K.Glaister Internalization and Multinational Banking; P.C.M.Fu A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Performance Measures and Factors Affecting International Joint Venture Performance; M.F.Boersma & P.N.Ghauri A Proposed Solution to the Transnational Structure Paradox; W.Sleeman, K.D.Brouthers & L.E.Brouthers Communication Costs and the Boundaries of the Multinational Enterprise; M.Casson & N.Wadeson PART THREE: EMERGING MARKETS Enforcement Costs and Co-operative Strategy in Emerging Business Systems; C.J.Choi, S.H.Lee & C.Millar Employee Ownership and Employment: The Case of Russian Privatized Firms; G.Sharpley, T.Buck, I.Filatotchev & M.Wright Segmenting the Market. An 'Old' Approach that Holds 'New' Promise for the FDI-Attraction Process in Developing Countries; E.J.Coyne Globalization and the Convergence of National Business Systems; H.Radice Cultural Compatibility in International Acquisitions; R.Schoenberg