Multinationals on the periphery
Multinational enterprises do not regard all locations as being equivalent. Smaller economies and less-developed countries are not as attractive because of a limited market size or lack of proximity to other locations. This book focuses on how multinational activity to and from peripheral economies d...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230593046 |
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Multinational enterprises do not regard all locations as being equivalent. Smaller economies and less-developed countries are not as attractive because of a limited market size or lack of proximity to other locations. This book focuses on how multinational activity to and from peripheral economies differs from their activity in core economies. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2007. |
Carrier Form: | 288 p. |
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9781403991669 9780230593046 : 0230593046 : |
CLC: | F744-61 |
Contents: | States and Firms on the Periphery: The Challenges of a Globalising World-- G.Benito & R.Narula Can Domestically Owned Manufacturing Firms of Small Developing Economies Compete in a Liberalised Trading Environment-- L.A.Barclay Internationalisation of Estonian Manufacturing Enterprises: Are Foreign Investors Dictating the Rules of the Game-- E.Reiljan The Internationalisation of Patterns of Norwegian Firms: Does Industry Matter?-- B.Grogaard & G.Benito The Pace of Internationalisation for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises-- S.M.Karlsen Public Policy, FDI Attraction, and Multinational Subsidiary Evolution: The Contrasting Cases of Ireland and Portugal-- A.T.Tavares MNCs in the Periphery: DaimlerChrysler South Africa (DCSA), Human Capital Upgrading, and Regional Economic Development-- J.Lorentzen Outside the Triad: An Examination of International R&D Investments within Peripheral Economies-- B.Ambos & T.C.Ambos Moving out of the Country: An Exploratory Study of the Impact of Country, Cluster and Firm Related Factors-- C.A.Solberg Centre and Periphery in the WTO: The Cast of TRIPS-- H.Hoggen. |