| Description |
x, 276 pages : illustrations |
| Contents |
Images of the multinational firm / Simon Collinson and Glenn Morgan -- The regional dimension of multinationals and the end of varieties of capitalism / Alan Rugman and Alain Verbeke -- The innovative multinational firm : the dispersion of creativity, and its implications for the firm and for world development / John Cantwell and Yanli Zhang -- The multinational firm as the major global promoter of economic development / Simon Collinson -- The multinational firm as a creator, fashioner and respondent to institutional change / John H. Dunning and Sarianna M. Lundan -- The multinational firm as an evolutionary system / D. Eleanor Westney -- The multinational firm as a distinct organizational form / Richard Whitley -- Multinational firms as societies / Glenn Morgan and Peer Hull Kristensen -- The multinational firm as a contested terrain / Paul Edwards and Jacques B'elanger -- The multinational firm as a locus of learning along networks / Ray Loveridge -- The multinational firm as an instrument of exploitation and domination / Raza Mir and Diana Rosemary Sharpe |
| Summary |
"This book addresses the debate over the nature of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and analyzes common conceptions and misconceptions about their role. Rather than comprehensively covering the wide and complex topic of the multinational it presents a range of different perspectives by leading academics around the general themes of the evolution, current form and organization and impact or effects of multinationals. A central aim is to generate informed debate and discussion by presenting both alternative and contradictory views. Different perspectives on what makes multinational firms 'tick' also provide practical insights for practitioners, policy-makers and the general public. Case study examples in each chapter provide real-world illustrations whilst the combination of disparate theoretical approaches and alternative methodologies also add value in a teaching context."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
International business enterprises -- Management.
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Globalization.
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International business enterprises.
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung
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| Author |
Collinson, Simon.
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Morgan, Glenn.
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| LC no. |
2009004183 |
| ISBN |
9781405147002 cloth |
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