1st Edition

New Theories of the Multinational Enterprise (RLE International Business)

Edited By Alan Rugman Copyright 2013
314 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

314 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

1. Internalization and Non-Equity forms of International Involvement Alan M Rugman. 2. Transaction Costs and the Theory of the Multinational Enterprise Mark C Casson. 3. Mergers and the Theory of Foreign Direct Investment A Louis Calvet. 4. Conventional Theory and Unconventional Multinationals: Do New Forms of Multinational Enterprise Require New Theories? Ian H Giddy and Stephen Young. 5. The Eclectic Theory of the Multinational Enterprise and the International Hotel Industry John H Dunning and Matthew McQueen. 6. Regional Offices in Multinational Firms Robert E Grosse. 7. Industrial Co-operation, Joint Ventures and the MNE in Yugoslavia Peter F Cory. 8. Macroeconomic Theories of Foreign Direct Investment: An Assessment H Peter Gray. 9. Foreign Bank Entry into Japan and California Adrian E Tschoegl. 10. Multinational Food and Fish Corporations David P Rutenberg. 11. Inter-Industry Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments: A Canadian Perspective Robert F Owen. 12. Multinational Enterprises and Technology Transfer Richard E Caves. Bibliography. Notes on Contributors. Index of Names. Index of Subjects.

Biography

Fellow in Strategic Management Alan Rugman (University of Reading, UK Templeton College)