Description |
1 online resource (391 pages) |
Contents |
pt. 1. Introduction. Direct investment in the Canadian economy -- The controversy about the international firm. -- pt. 2. The statistical background to the study. The nature of the interviews and questionnaire -- Comparisons of respondent firms with all direct investment companies -- Cross-classifications of the variables. -- pt. 3. The managers and their powers. The senior executives -- The board of directors -- The management or executive committee -- Other methods of maintaining contact with the affiliate -- The delegation of powers -- The degree of decentralization of responsibility -- The degree of supervision. -- pt. 4. The exports of subsidiary companies. The evidence on private international trade restriction -- The export pattern of direct investment companies -- The nature of the export sales organization -- The effect of affiliation on exports -- External pressures on foreign-owned firms. -- pt. 5. The imports of subsidiary companies. The import pattern of direct investment companies -- Policy and organization with regard to purchasing -- The effect of affiliation on purchases. -- pt. 6. The transfer of knowledge. The performance of research by the respondent companies -- The nature of the Canadian research programs -- Access to the parent's knowledge. -- pt. 7. Comparative costs of production. Unit production costs compared with affiliates -- Broader issues regarding efficiency. -- pt. 8. The pattern of ownership and finance. The ownership of voting stock -- Sources of funds -- Payment of dividends -- The United States guidelines program. -- pt. 9. Nationality of ownership and performance of the firm. Degrees of foreign ownership and performance -- The nature of the resident-owned firms in this study -- Senior personnel -- Marketing and purchasing -- Research and development -- Ownership and finance -- Further tests of difference regarding performance |
Summary |
This third edition of Foreign Ownership of Canadian Industry features a new preface contextualizing Safarian's influential work against contemporary economic issues and policies |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Corporations, American -- Canada
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Corporations, Foreign -- Canada
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Corporations, American
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Corporations, Foreign
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Canada
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781442696723 |
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1442696729 |
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9781442659261 |
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1442659262 |
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