International Business Organization: Subsidiary Management, Entry Strategies and Emerging Markets

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: International Business Organization....Pages 1-4
Some Paradoxes of the Emerging Global Economy: The Multinational Solution....Pages 5-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Introduction....Pages 25-28
US MNC Subsidiaries in the UK: Characteristics and Strategic Role....Pages 29-46
Host-Country Technological and Scientific Collaborations of MNE Subsidiaries: Evidence from Operations in Europe....Pages 47-66
An Evolutionary Analysis of Subsidiary Innovation and ‘Reverse’ Transfer in Multinational Companies....Pages 67-82
On the Duration Dependence of MNE Investment....Pages 83-96
Culture and HRM Strategies: The Case of an American Subsidiary in Scotland....Pages 97-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Introduction....Pages 115-118
Bounded Rationality, Meta-Rationality and the Theory of International Business....Pages 119-140
Internalization and Multinational Banking....Pages 141-155
Strategic Motives and Selection Criteria in International Joint Ventures: Perspectives of UK Firms and Foreign Firms....Pages 156-175
A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Performance Measures and Factors Affecting International Joint Venture Performance....Pages 176-193
A Proposed Solution to the Transnational Structure Paradox....Pages 194-212
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Introduction....Pages 215-219
‘Globalization’ and the Convergence of National Business Systems....Pages 220-236
Employee Ownership and Employment: The Case of Russian Privatized Firms....Pages 237-257
Trust and Enforcement in Emerging Business Systems....Pages 258-277
Segmenting the Market: An ‘Old’ Approach that Holds ‘New’ Promise for the FDI-Attraction Process in Developing Countries....Pages 278-293
Cultural Compatibility in International Acquisitions....Pages 294-306
Back Matter....Pages 307-348